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- The Chinese probe to Mars, launched on July 23, flew into space for 116 days.
- The probe is expected to reach the red planet around February 2021.
- The rover will leave the landing pad to explore the planet.
China National Space Administration (CNSA) releases mid-flight images of the Mars Tianwen-1 probe as the country’s National Day coincides with Mid-Autumn Festival on October 1, 2020 (China National Space Administration / Handout via Xinhua)
BEIJING, China, November 17 (Xinhua) – According to the China National Space Administration (CNSA), China’s Tianwen-1 Mars probe traveled more than 300 million km on Tuesday morning (Beijing time).
The spacecraft, launched on July 23, flew into space for 116 days and is currently located approximately 63.8 million km from Earth. All of its systems are in good condition, CNSA said.
The probe made three orbital corrections and one maneuver in deep space.
In early November, several subsystems of the spacecraft completed their first self-check in orbit and found no anomalies.
The spacecraft is expected to reach the red planet around February 2021 and enter a low orbit around Mars in May 2021. The lander and rover will then separate from the orbiter and land smoothly on Mars. The rover will leave the landing pad to explore the planet.
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