Lemur · Space Telescope
LEMUR-2-HUBBLE-4
OperationalSpace TelescopeLEO
Tianwen-2 is a Chinese asteroid sample return and comet exploration mission that launched on 28 May 2025. It is the second mission of the Planetary Exploration of China program of the China National Space Agency (CNSA), and the only planned mission to focus on small Solar System bodies. The probe departed Xichang Satellite Launch Center on a Long March 3B rocket.
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Launch
- Launch date
- June 23, 2025 at 09:25 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Vandenberg SFB, USA
- Launched by
- Falcon 9 Block 5 →
- Operator
- SpaceX
- Mission
- Transporter 14 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 589 km
- Periapsis
- 587 km
- Inclination
- 97.77°
- Orbital period
- 96.44 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- United States
- Manufacturer
- Spire Global
- Users
- Commercial
- Launch mass
- 22 kg
- Design lifetime
- 3 years
- Detailed purpose
- Weather, ship & aircraft tracking
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2025-135AP
- NORAD catalog №
- 64565
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Constellation
- Lemur
- Status
- Operational
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