The ground equipment on the launch site of Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft is currently in normal status after Typhoon Yagi struck Wenchang City in South China's Hainan Province in September and delayed the spacecraft's original launch.
Wenchang was among the most severely hit regions by Typhoon Yagi and as a result, the launch of Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft was rescheduled for mid-November.
"In the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi, we have checked twice the ground equipment in the flow field. Currently, they are working normally," said Zhang Lu, a staff member of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
The combination of the Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft and a Long March-7 Y9 carrier rocket was vertically transferred to the launching area early on Wednesday and will be launched in the coming days.
"At the early stage of the construction of the launch site, we took into account the climatic characteristics of Hainan, including typhoons and high humidity, so our warehouses and factories were specially designed to withstand impacts of typhoons. Previously, Typhoon Yagi hit our launch site and caused some damages. We took lots of protective measures before its arrival and brought the impacts under control," said He Hongye, a staff member of Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site.
Currently, the equipment on the launch site is in good status and works including function checks and joint tests will be carried out later as planned.
Ground equipment on launch site of Tianzhou-8 in normal status after typhoon-delayed launch
