China Successfully Launches Mars Probe (Comprehensive)
Mars Probe 'Tianwen 1' Enters Space Orbit
Successful Mars Surface Landing Would Make China the Third Country After the US and Russia
[Asia Economy Beijing=Special Correspondent Jo Young-shin] China has successfully launched a Mars probe.
Chinese state media, including Xinhua News Agency, reported on the 23rd at 12:41 PM (local time) that the Mars probe 'Tianwen 1' was launched from the Wenchang Launch Site in Hainan, southern China.
Tianwen 1 was carried and launched by the Long March 5 rocket on the same day, and Chinese media reported that it entered space orbit about 36 minutes after launch.
The probe is scheduled to enter Mars orbit seven months later and then land on the surface of Mars. This probe consists of an orbiter, a lander, and a rover. After landing, the rover will communicate with Earth and explore the Martian surface with the help of the orbiter.
Chinese media introduced that the main mission of the Mars probe is to study the materials composing the Martian surface and their characteristics, the presence of water, and the internal structure of Mars.
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If China's Tianwen 1 successfully lands on Mars, China will become the third country to land on Mars after the United States and Russia (former Soviet Union).
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