China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 7201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Tianzhou-10
Launched
May 11, 2026 · 00:14 UTC

Summary
Tianzhou-10 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 7 from 201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China on May 11, 2026 at 00:14 UTC. The launch window ran from 00:05 to 00:29 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 588th launch, 18th this year and humanity's 7,280th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Long March 7 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Tianzhou-10, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 386 × 392 km orbit inclined 41.5°. The spacecraft was Tianzhou-10 (10). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 10th Long March 7 flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 588th launch18th this yearhumanity's 7,280th orbital launch attempt107th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Tianzhou-10 (10)
Tenth operational Tianzhou spacecraft.
- Destination: Tiangong Space Station
- Docked May 11, 2026 at Tianhe aft
The Tianzhou-10 spacecraft will burn up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tianzhou-10 · NORAD 69049 · 2026-102 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TIANZHOU 10
- Object ID
- 2026-102A
- Epoch
- 2026-05-11 11:54:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.62123975 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00042843
- Inclination
- 41.4667°
- Ascending node
- 185.17°
- Arg. of perigee
- 287.6488°
- Mean anomaly
- 72.3883°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 8
- B*
- 0.00036026991
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Tianzhou-10 · NORAD 69049 · docked May 11, 2026
CZ-7 Y11 Stage 2 · re-entered May 22, 2026
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Ninth cargo delivery mission to the Chinese space station.
Pad

201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
29th launch from 201, 1st this year · 60th from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: May 11, 8:14 AM GMT+8, in daylight
33 launches from this pad · 75 from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
131 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 6 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/11/2026 · source
Official Webcast by CGTN has started
LL2 · 5/10/2026 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/10/2026 · source
NET May 11 per new NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/7/2026 · source
NET May 10 LT per NOTAMs, TBC.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/3/2026 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/25/2026 · source
Questions
When did Tianzhou-10 launch?
Tianzhou-10 launched on May 11, 2026 at 00:14 UTC. The launch window ran from 00:05 to 00:29 UTC.
Where can I watch Tianzhou-10?
Coverage: Live: Special coverage of China's Tianzhou-10 cargo spacecraft launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Tianzhou-10?
Long March 7, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 7 spec sheet
Where did Tianzhou-10 launch from?
201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was May 11, 8:14 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Tianzhou-10 reach?
Tianzhou-10, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 386 × 392 km orbit inclined 41.5°.
Which program is Tianzhou-10 part of?
Tiangong space station. About Tiangong space station
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