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Chinese space craft tracking ship Yuanwang-5 set out from Jiangyin City in east China's Jiangsu Province for its monitoring missions on February 20. The voyage is expected to be the longest one made by the vessel since 2020. Yuanwang-5 is China's third-generation space-craft tracking ship and a backbone in China's maritime tracking and measuring network. The ship mainly undertakes maritime tracking, monitoring and communication tasks concerning rockets, satellites, spaceships and the Chinese space station.