Tianwen-1 enters Mars orbit
Date as reported
China's Tianwen-1 spacecraft entered Martian orbit for scientific exploration. Established the mission's orbital phase. The cited May 2021 update reports the already completed February orbit insertion.
Historical significance
Established the mission's orbital phase.
- Category
- Mission Operations and Milestones
- Type
- Orbit insertion
- Mission
- Tianwen-1
- Organization
- China National Space Administration
- Destination
- planet
- Target body
- Mars
- Country
- CN
Context and qualifications
The cited May 2021 update reports the already completed February orbit insertion.
Sources and attribution
- CNSA — Tianwen-1 mission update (opens in a new tab) — Original factual summary; retain attribution to CNSA.