China successfully launches first Mars mission

LKJ86 · Jul 24, 2020

mike2000 is back · Jul 24, 2020

Beast said:
They misjudge the trajectory and result more readjustment course needed and burn off many precious fuel. It didn't reach mars due to lack of fuel left.

Oh really? I didn't know that. I will check that out. Thanks for the infos.

LKJ86 said:
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What's this?

FairAndUnbiased said:
Here is a list of all Mars missions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_missions_to_Mars

Here is the only one launched by Japan, and it failed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nozomi_(spacecraft)

Interesting. So they launched a mars mission way back in 2003. Surprised they didn't attempt it again until recently.
However the one they just launched FOR UAE seems to be on the right track. Hopefully it succeeds as well.

LKJ86 · Jul 24, 2020

mike2000 is back · Jul 24, 2020

LKJ86 said:
China successfully launches first Mars mission
Source: Xinhua | 2020-07-23 13:37:04 | Editor: huaxia

WENCHANG, Hainan, July 23 (Xinhua) -- China launched a Mars probe on Thursday, aiming to complete orbiting, landing and roving in one mission, and taking the first step in its planetary exploration of the solar system.

A Long March-5 rocket, China's largest launch vehicle, carrying the spacecraft with a mass of about 5 tonnes, soared into the sky from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the coast of southern China's island province of Hainan at 12:41 p.m. (Beijing Time).

About 36 minutes later, the spacecraft, including an orbiter and a rover, was sent into the Earth-Mars transfer orbit, embarking on an almost seven-month journey to the red planet, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA).

China's first Mars mission is named Tianwen-1, which means Questions to Heaven and comes from a poem written by Qu Yuan (about 340-278 BC), one of the greatest poets of ancient China. The name signifies the Chinese nation's perseverance in pursuing truth and science and exploring nature and the universe, said the CNSA.

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Wishing you guys good luck and a successful landing. Always good to see mankind venture outside our planet. :cheers:

Beast · Jul 24, 2020

mike2000 is back said:
Oh really? I didn't know that. I will check that out. Thanks for the infos.

Interesting. So they launched a mars mission way back in 2003. Surprised they didn't attempt it again until recently.

This.is basically a UAE mission although they need a powerful Japanese rocket to get it done.

Japan in 2003-2010 were under the great contraction. I believe funds are more important for other meaningful things to revive Japan economy. Getting to Mars is not a priority.