Dhaka, May 11 -- China on Monday morning successfully launched the cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-10 from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site to deliver supplies to its orbiting Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency.

The Long March-7 carrier rocket, carrying Tianzhou-10, lifted off at 8:14 a.m. (Beijing Time) from Wenchang in south China's Hainan Province, the agency said.

Around 10 minutes after liftoff, the Tianzhou-10 separated from the rocket and entered its planned orbit, after which its solar panels were deployed. The agency confirmed that the launch was a complete success.

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