China's Long March-5 Y2 carrier rocket was moved to its launch pad in southern Hainan Province on Monday, ready for its scheduled launch between July 2 and 5, a CCTV reporter witnessed.
The rocket's vertical transportation from the assembly building to the launch pad at Wenchang Space Launch Center was completed at around 11:00 a.m. local time.
This will be the second launch of a Long March 5 – China's largest rocket. The first one was launched from Wenchang on November 3, 2016.
On this mission, the rocket will carry China's largest satellite into space for a series of on-orbit tests.
The Long March-5 is designed to lift space station modules, deep space probes, and heavy communications satellites into orbit.
