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HK’s first homegrown space payload off to Tiangong space station
- Hong Kong's first locally developed scientific payload was launched to the Tiangong space station aboard Tianzhou 10.
- The payload is a lightweight, high-resolution instrument designed to monitor greenhouse gases.
- The mission will monitor greenhouse gas concentrations to support carbon reduction policies.
- The Tianzhou 10 cargo spacecraft carried about 700 kilograms of fuel and 6.2 metric tons of mission essentials.
- The launch took place from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan province.
- The mission helps Hong Kong demonstrate local capability in advanced scientific instrumentation.
- The payload will be deployed on Tiangong for research and applications aboard the space station.
- The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology led the team behind the carbon observatory.
- The launch occurred on Monday morning, May 11, 2026.
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