The third Long March-5 rocket, China's largest carrier rocket, was vertically transported to the launching area at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in South China's Hainan province on Dec 21.
The carrier rocket, coded as Long March-5 Y3, is planned to be launched at the end of December, according to the China National Space Administration.
The third Long March-5 rocket, China's largest carrier rocket, was transported to Qinglan Port in Wenchang in South China's Hainan province on Oct 27.
Space engineers have since conducted a general assembly and tests on the rocket.
It took about two hours to vertically transport the large rocket to the launching area of the center Saturday morning. Space engineers will conduct a final examination and tests on the rocket before the launch.
Two rocket-carrying ships, Yuanwang-21 and Yuanwang-22, departed North China's Tianjin Port on Oct 22. Successfully navigating complex sea conditions, they arrived at Qinglan Port after a five-day journey.
China's spacecraft tracking ships Yuanwang-3, Yuanwang-5 and Yuanwang-7 have sailed to the Indian Ocean for the maritime space monitoring mission. This is the first time for three spacecraft tracking ships to complete the maritime monitoring through cooperative efforts.
