Tianwen-1: Chinese Mars Mission
On 10 February 2021, China’s Tianwen-1 mission successfully entered the orbit of Mars, making it the first time for a Chinese mission to be able to successfully make a journey to another planet.
- China launched Tianwen-1 along with the UAE’s Hope mission and NASA’s Perseverance rover mission in July.
- All three missions to Mars were launched during the brief launch window available in July as during this launch window, Earth and Mars were aligned at their closest points in two years, which means using less fuel to reach the planet.
- Launch windows are significant since if a spacecraft is launched too ....
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