China is set to launch the Tianzhou-3 cargo spacecraft on Monday, according to the country’s state-run Global Times.
The Long March-7 Y4 has reportedly completed fuel injection.
Only last week Chinese astronauts returned to Earth after completing the country’s longest crewed mission. The Shenzhou-12 spacecraft crew parachuted into the Gobi desert after completing 90 days at the Tiangong space station as they conducted scientific experiments and took spacewalks.
During China’s first crewed mission in nearly five years, the astronauts fixed the robotic arm on the Tiangong space station. Nie Haisheng and Liu Boming came out of the Tianhe module to work on the station’s robotic arm which was carried on state media.
“The first manned mission to the (Chinese) space station is a complete success,” China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said.
The astronauts have been undergoing a 14-day quarantine to ensure their immune system is in shape, authorities said.
Reports say the Chinese government is planning 11 space launches before the end of 2022. China had earlier sent a land rover to Mars which sent photos of the red planet.
