China to launch cargo craft Tianzhou-8 on Friday night

China plans to launch the cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-8 from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan around 11: 13 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Friday, according to the China Manned Space Agency, Xinhua reports.

The Long March-7 Y9 carrier rocket carrying Tianzhou-8 has been filled with propellant and is ready for the launch, the agency said.