At 05:34 Beijing Time on July 15, 2025, the Long March-7 Y10 carrier rocket carrying the Tianzhou-9 cargo spacecraft was ignited and launched from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in China. About 10 minutes later, the Tianzhou-9 cargo spacecraft was successfully separated from the rocket, and entered designated orbit and its solar panels were successfully deployed, marking a complete success of the launch mission.
This mission is the 4th cargo mission of China's manned space program during the phase of space station application and development, the 36th launch mission since the initiation of the program, and the 584th flight of the Long March carrier rockets.