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Tianzhou-5 cargo craft offers rare footage of China Space Station
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Enjoy the full orbital view of the China Space Station in this footage released by the China Manned Space Agency on September 13.

It was shot by the Tianzhou-5 cargo craft that reentered Earth's atmosphere in a controlled manner on September 12 at 9:13 a.m (Beijing Time) after 10 months in space.

The craft separated from the orbiting space station combination at 4:46 p.m. (Beijing Time) on September 11 and switched to an independent flight mode, during which time it was able to capture the rare view of the space station. It was launched into orbit on November 12 last year from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan Province.

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