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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 7201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Tianzhou-9
Launched
July 14, 2025 · 21:34 UTC
Summary
Tianzhou-9 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 7 from 201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China on July 14, 2025 at 21:34 UTC. The launch window ran from 21:30 to 21:47 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 531st launch, 30th this year and humanity's 7,002nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Long March 7 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Tianzhou-9, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 398 × 410 km orbit inclined 41.5°. The spacecraft was Tianzhou-9 (9). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 9th Long March 7 flight · 1st this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 531st launch30th this yearhumanity's 7,002nd orbital launch attempt153rd orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Tianzhou-9 (9)
Ninth operational Tianzhou spacecraft.
- Destination: Tiangong Space Station
- Mission length: 296 days
- Docked July 15, 2025 at Tianhe aft
The Tianzhou-9 spacecraft will burn up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Tianzhou-9 · NORAD 64786 · 2025-149 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TIANZHOU-9
- Object ID
- 2025-149A
- Epoch
- 2025-07-15 12:22:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.56749765 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0008532
- Inclination
- 41.4639°
- Ascending node
- 208.8266°
- Arg. of perigee
- 283.9015°
- Mean anomaly
- 76.0873°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 24057
- B*
- 0.0001534
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 debris
- Tianzhou-9 · NORAD 64786 · docked July 15, 2025
CZ-7 Y10 Stage 2 · re-entered July 29, 2025
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Eighth cargo delivery mission to the Chinese space station.
Pad
201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
24th launch from 201, 4th this year · 40th from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 15, 5:34 AM GMT+8, in twilight
33 launches from this pad · 75 from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
55 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 7 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/14/2025 · source
Official Webcast by CGTN has started
LL2 · 7/14/2025 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/14/2025 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/14/2025 · source
GO for launch NET July 14 UTC per NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/10/2025 · source
NET mid-July.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/30/2025 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/22/2025 · source
Questions
When did Tianzhou-9 launch?
Tianzhou-9 launched on July 14, 2025 at 21:34 UTC. The launch window ran from 21:30 to 21:47 UTC.
Where can I watch Tianzhou-9?
Coverage: Live: Special coverage of China's Tianzhou-9 cargo spacecraft launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Tianzhou-9?
Long March 7, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 7 spec sheet
Where did Tianzhou-9 launch from?
201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was Jul 15, 5:34 AM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Tianzhou-9 reach?
Tianzhou-9, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 398 × 410 km orbit inclined 41.5°.
Which program is Tianzhou-9 part of?
Tiangong space station. About Tiangong space station