Long March-5 rocket ready to be transported to Wenchang satellite launch center

China’s largest carrier rocket, Long March-5, is seen on Thursday securely fastened in a cargo container in north China’s Tianjin Port, ready to depart for the Wenchang satellite launch center in south China's Hainan. The rocket is scheduled to be launched later this year.

Two rocket-carrying ships, Yuanwang-21 and Yuanwang-22, were docked by the port for the mission. The Yuanwang ships are China's first ships made exclusively to carry rockets.