China’s “Tianwen-1” enters parking orbit of the Red Planet
Kathmandu. February 24. China’s National Space Administration on Wednesday announced that its probe “Tianwen-1” has successfully entered the parking orbit of Mars.
Earlier this month, the probe had sent the first set of pictures of the red planet, captured from a distance of 2.2 million kilometres from the planet.
Tianwen-1, which was launched in July last year, from the Wenchang Launch Site in Hainan, has already conducted 3 orbital corrections. It is designed to complete its mission of orbiting, landing and roving on Mars for about 3 months.
The five-ton interplanetary probe is the first of its kind that is equipped with a monochrome(black and white) high-resolution camera, capable of making out craters across the red planet’s surface. At present, it is approximately 212 million kilometres from earth. The authorities have ensured that the parts and system of the robotic spacecraft are in good condition.
This month, the spacecraft from the USA and UAE, named “Percy” and “Hope”, has also entered the orbit of Mars. However, US explorer “Percy”, which was the last to enter the orbit, will be the first to land on the red planet.
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