launched from China

Tianwen-2

Success
MAY 28202517:31:00 UTC

Formerly known as ZhengHe, Tianwen-2 was sent to rendezvous with near-Earth quasi-satellite 469219 Kamo'oalewa (2016 HO3) and collect a surface sample, planned for return to Earth around 2027.

The mission plan then had the mothership use an Earth flyby to slingshot toward main-belt comet 311P/PanSTARRS, arriving around 2034.

launched from LC-2 Xichang

aboard Long March 3B/E 3B-Y110 into Heliocentric

Payload

Tianwen-2

Asteroid sample-return / Comet orbiter

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