WENCHANG, Hainan, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-5 rocket began to be filled with liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen cryogenic propellant at about 6:30 p.m. (Beijing Time) Monday, said the China National Space Administration (CNSA).
The Long March-5 Y5 rocket, scheduled to be launched from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province between 4:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. Tuesday, will send the Chang'e-5 spacecraft to Earth-moon transfer orbit.
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