Planetary Science
TIANWEN-1
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Tianwen-1 is an interplanetary mission by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) which sent a robotic spacecraft to Mars, consisting of six spacecraft: an orbiter, two deployable cameras, lander, remote camera, and the Zhurong rover. The spacecraft, with a total mass of nearly five tons, is one of the heaviest probes launched to Mars and carries 14 scientific instruments. It is the first in a series of planned missions undertaken by CNSA as part of its Planetary Exploration of China program.
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Launch
- Launch date
- July 23, 2020 at 04:41 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Wenchang, China
- Launched by
- Long March 5 →
- Operator
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Mission
- Tianwen-1 (Mars Global Remote Sensing Orbiter and Small Rover)
- Launch record
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Trajectory
- Regime
- Interplanetary — Mars
- Reference body
- Mars
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2020-049A
- NORAD catalog №
- 45935
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
China- Status
- Operational