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China's Tianwen-1 spacecraft has successfully entered Mars orbit.



China reveals the success of the Tianwen-1 spacecraft into orbit of Mars is completed. Prepare to explore around orbit before landing on the surface in the next 3-4 months.

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On Feb. 11, the Xinhua news website reported that the China National Space Administration (CNSA) revealed the success of piloting the craft. "Tianwen-1" (Tianwen-1) has successfully entered Mars orbit. After the spacecraft took seven months to travel 475 million kilometers from Earth from now Yan Tian-1 It will conduct a survey around Mars orbit (1 full, 10 days of Earth) at a level 400 km from the surface of Mars.

Wang Chuang, chief design engineer of Yan Tian Wen-1, said that getting into orbit was one of the challenges of the project. The spacecraft had to turn off its 3000N engine for 20 seconds to slow down for 15 minutes to enter gravity in Mars' elliptical orbit, adding that from now on, the challenge was communication during Yan Tianwen. -1 Into the distant circle of Mars Signal transmission will be delayed. By the delay time of one-way transmission from Yan Tianwen-1 To the control center in Tianjin It will be approximately 10.07 minutes.

While in the orbit of Mars Yan Tianwen-1 The picture will be taken. Explore weather data And analyze dust Then prepare to land at the surface around May-Jun.

The Yan Tian Wen-1 Launched with a Long March-5 rocket. Take off from the Wenchang rocket launch site on the southern Chinese island of Hainan on June 23, 2020.