STATUS
ACTIVE / EXTENDED
AGENCY
China National Space Administration
MISSION TYPE
Mars Orbiter and Rover Mission
TARGET
Mars
LAUNCH
23 July 2020
ARRIVAL / RETURN
2021
MISSION OVERVIEW
About the mission
Tianwen-1 marked China's first independent planetary mission. It delivered the Zhurong rover to Mars while the Tianwen-1 orbiter conducted scientific observations from orbit.
OBJECTIVES
What is it trying to achieve?
01Map the Martian surface.
02Study geology and soil.
03Investigate water ice.
04Study the Martian atmosphere.
05Demonstrate Mars landing and rover operations.