WENCHANG, Hainan – China plans to launch the cargo spacecraft Tianzhou 8 from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan at 11:13 pm (Beijing Time) on Friday, according to the China Manned Space Agency.

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The Long March 7 Y9 carrier rocket carrying Tianzhou 8 has been filled with propellant and is ready for launch, said the agency.