Exclusive time-lapse clip: Tianzhou-1 and carrier rocket transported to launch pad China's first cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou-1, is now being lifted onto the launch pad on a Long March-7 rocket at Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province. It will be launched between April 20 and 24. The Tianzhou-1 cargo ship will carry fuel and experiments to the space laboratory Tiangong-2. The mission is an essential step in China’s plan to establish a permanent space station around the year of 2022.