CHINA’S TIANZHOU-9 CARGO SPACECRAFT LAUNCHES TO TIANGONG-3, July 14, 2025, Hainan Island, China, 5:40 pm EDT (21:40 UTC)

Update:  Reporter Andrew Jones, who specializes in the Chinese space program,  posted on X that the launch is scheduled for ~21:40 UTC on July 14 (05:40 July 15 Beijing Time).  That would make it 17:40 (5:40 pm) EDT on July 14.

Tianzhou-9: A Long March 7 rocket was rolled out at Wenchang today in preparation for launching the next cargo mission to Tiangong. Launch ~21:40 UTC on July 14 (0540 Beijing time, July 15) https://t.co/JJDdsMNB2L pic.twitter.com/xRFLvY01D2

— Andrew Jones (@AJ_FI) July 12, 2025

Original Entry: As usual, China has not announced the exact date, but the next cargo spacecraft to the Tiangong-3 space station, Tianzhou-9, is expected to launch on July 14, 2025 Beijing Time on a Long March 7 rocket from the Wenchang Space Launch Center on Hainan Island.  Depending on the launch time, this could take place on July 13 EDT.

We’ll provide more details if we get them. As of July 12, China has said only that the rocket and spacecraft have moved to the launch pad.