Tianwen-1 completes orbital correction
Print Edition
CHINA’S Mars probe Tianwen-1 successfully carried out its first orbital correction early yesterday, according to the China National Space Administration.
The probe conducted the orbital correction at 7am after its 3000N engine worked for 20 seconds, and continued to head for Mars.
All the systems of the probe were in good condition.
Before the orbital correction, the Mars probe had traveled more than 230 hours in space, and was about 3 million kilometers away from the Earth.
The operation also tested the performance of the 3000N engine. The probe will undergo several orbital corrections in a more than six-month journey to Mars, CNSA said.
China launched the Mars probe on July 23, designed to complete orbiting, landing and roving in one mission, taking the first step in its planetary exploration of the solar system.
The Mars probe is expected to reach the red planet around February 2021. After entering the orbit, it will spend another two to three months surveying the landing sites before landing.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 娌狪CP璇侊細娌狪CP澶05050403鍙-1
- |
- 浜掕仈缃戞柊闂讳俊鎭湇鍔¤鍙瘉锛31120180004
- |
- 缃戠粶瑙嗗惉璁稿彲璇侊細0909346
- |
- 骞挎挱鐢佃鑺傜洰鍒朵綔璁稿彲璇侊細娌瓧绗354鍙
- |
- 澧炲肩數淇′笟鍔＄粡钀ヨ鍙瘉锛氭勃B2-20120012
Copyright 漏 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
