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Zhurong

retired

火星车

Science ExplorationinterplanetaryLaunched 7/23/2020
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Tianwen-1
Launch Vehicle
Long March 5
Launch Date
7/23/2020
Last Contact
5/22/2022
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
interplanetary
Altitude
-39,774.5 km
Inclination
29.45 deg
Dry Mass
240 kg
Total Mass
0 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Science Exploration
Payload Category
PLAN
Payload Class
C
Organizations
Operator
Key Lab of Lunar and Deep Space Exploration
Manufacturer
China Academy of Space Technology (CAST)
Registry
Track
Mentions
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The Tianwen 1 rover Zhurong landed on Mars on May 15, 2021, after a 475-million-kilometer voyage.

PlanValue 4.0Oct 21, 2025China expands space capabilities with new lunar and deep space milestones

The malfunction led to the failure of the Zhurong-2A mission.

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Sep 5, 2025
Zhurong-2A launch failure on Aug 15 blamed on short circuit in power supply line, causing control system malfunction and mission failure. Equipment testing problems suspected. Source:https://m.weibo.cn/status/Q39Ug2A2r

Zhurong-2A experienced a launch failure on August 15.

PlanValue 3.0Sep 5, 2025Zhurong-2A launch failure on Aug 15 blamed on short circuit in power supply line, causing control system malfunction and mission failure. Equipment testing problems suspected. Source:https://m.weibo.cn/status/Q39Ug2A2r

Entry, descent, and landing for Tianwen-3 will build on technology used for the Zhurong rover landing from China's Tianwen-1 Mars mission.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.0Apr 23, 2023China may include helicopter in Mars sample return mission

Zhurong entered a planned hibernation state in May 2022 in Utopia Planitia to ride out low solar radiation levels during the Martian winter.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Feb 21, 2023NASA Mars orbiter reveals China’s Zhurong rover has not moved for months

Zhurong is part of the Tianwen-1 mission, which launched in July 2020 as China’s first independent interplanetary exploration expedition.

GeneralPlanValue 2.8Feb 21, 2023NASA Mars orbiter reveals China’s Zhurong rover has not moved for months

Tianwen-1 placed an orbiter around Mars and later delivered the Zhurong rover to a landing site in Utopia Planitia.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Feb 21, 2023NASA Mars orbiter reveals China’s Zhurong rover has not moved for months

The HiRISE camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured images of the Zhurong rover on 2022-03-11, 2022-09-08, and 2023-02-07.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Feb 21, 2023NASA Mars orbiter reveals China’s Zhurong rover has not moved for months

China launched the Tianwen-1 mission to Mars in July 2020, and Tianwen-1 and Zhurong entered Mars orbit in February 2021.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Jan 9, 2023China’s Tianwen-1 Mars orbiter and rover appear to be in trouble

China launched the Zhurong rover in July 2020 as its first independent interplanetary mission and achieved a successful landing on Mars.

GeneralPlanValue 4.0Nov 4, 2021China is planning a complex Mars sample return mission

Zhurong is equipped with six science payloads including a laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy instrument, panoramic and multispectral imagers, a climate station, a magnetometer, and a ground-penetrating radar.

CapabilityValue 4.5Jul 15, 2021China’s Zhurong Mars rover visits own parachute

The 240-kilogram solar-powered Zhurong captured the image of the discarded parachute and backshell on 2021-07-12 Beijing time from a distance of 30 m.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jul 15, 2021China’s Zhurong Mars rover visits own parachute

Zhurong landed on Mars on 2021-05-14 after spending three months in orbit preparing for its landing attempt.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jul 15, 2021China’s Zhurong Mars rover visits own parachute

Zhurong visited one of these Transverse Aeolian Ridges on 2021-06-26 (Sol 42).

GeneralValue 2.0Jul 15, 2021China’s Zhurong Mars rover visits own parachute

Zhurong had driven 450 m in Utopia Planitia as of 2021-07-15 Beijing time.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.5Jul 15, 2021China’s Zhurong Mars rover visits own parachute

Zhurong is equipped with six science payloads, including a laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy instrument, panoramic and multispectral imagers, a climate station, a magnetometer, and a ground-penetrating radar.

CapabilityValue 4.6Jun 27, 2021China’s Zhurong rover returns landing footage and sounds from Mars

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured HiRISE images of Zhurong and its landing platform on 2021-06-06 and 2021-06-11, providing evidence of Zhurong’s driving activity.

GeneralCapabilityValue 3.0Jun 27, 2021China’s Zhurong rover returns landing footage and sounds from Mars

Zhurong’s deployment from its landing platform took place late 2021-05-21 Eastern following a week-long series of checks and environmental analysis.

PlanValue 4.0Jun 27, 2021China’s Zhurong rover returns landing footage and sounds from Mars

Zhurong had been stationed atop a landing platform since its 2021-05-14 entry, descent and landing.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.7May 22, 2021Zhurong rover rolls onto Martian surface a week after landing

The Zhurong rover reached the Martian surface at 10:20 p.m. Eastern on Friday, 2021-05-21.

PlanGeneralValue 3.5May 22, 2021Zhurong rover rolls onto Martian surface a week after landing