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)

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Mentions

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All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

Low data rates delayed the release of the first images from Zhurong until 2021-05-19.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.0May 22, 2021Zhurong rover rolls onto Martian surface a week after landing

The China National Space Administration released the first images taken by the Zhurong rover since its 2021-05-14 landing on Mars.

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CapabilityPlanValue 3.5May 19, 2021Nelson uses Chinese Mars landing as a warning to Congress

Zhurong’s sounding radar and the Tianwen-1 orbiter sounding radar will be used to search and map the distribution of surface and subsurface water ice.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0May 14, 2021China’s Zhurong Mars rover lands safely in Utopia Planitia

Tianwen-1 entered Mars orbit on 2021-02-10 before deploying the Zhurong rover.

PlanValue 4.0May 14, 2021China’s Zhurong Mars rover lands safely in Utopia Planitia

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 4.3May 14, 2021China’s Zhurong Mars rover lands safely in Utopia Planitia