Tianwen-1, along with Zhurong rover, was launched at 12:41 UTC+8 on 23 July 2020, from the by a heavy-lift rocket. After a 202-day journey through interplanetary space, Tianwen-1 inserted itself into Martian orbit on 10 February 2021, thereby becoming China's first Mars orbiter. Subsequently, it performed several orbital maneuvers and began surveying target la.
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