Launch time23 Jul 202004:41 UTC
success
Orbit: Areocentric
Serial number: Y4
China's first independent mission to Mars.
The spacecraft consists of an orbiter, a lander, and a rover.
Planned Mars landing date: 23 April 2021 or later.
Rocket Long March5
launched from Wenchang, LC-1China
Payloads
Total mass 5000 kg
| Name | Purpose | Mass | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drop Camera | Mars lander / Photography | - | - |
| Tianwen-1 | Mars rover | 240 kg | - |
| Tianwen-1 | Mars orbiter | 3175 kg | - |