Long March 3B/E | Tianwen-2
Launch information
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Tianwen-2 is a planned Chinese asteroid sample return and comet orbiter mission due for launch in May 2025. The spacecraft will visit the Near Earth asteroid 469219 Kamoʻoalewa (2016 HO3), collecting samples from its surface using both touch-and-go and anchor-and-drill approaches. It will return the samples back to Earth around 2.5 years after launch, with the main spacecraft proceeding to visit the main-belt comet 311P/PANSTARRS in the mid-2030s.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Long March 3B/E | Tianwen-2’.
Success
Status: Launch Successful
Class: normal
Launch T0: May 28, 2025, 5:31 p.m.
Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
Tianwen-2 (Asteroid) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation |
Rocket |
Long March 3B/E |
Location |
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China |
Pad |
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) |
Type |
Planetary Science |
Orbit |
Asteroid (Asteroid) |
Satellites on-board
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Launch statistics
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Orbital Launch
#6967
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Location Launch
#226
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Pad Launch
#119
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Agency Launch
#525
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Orbital Launch
#118
Year 2025
Location Launch
#9
Year 2025
Pad Launch
#5
Year 2025
Agency Launch
#24
Year 2025
Latest news about the launch
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China Launches Tianwen-2 Asteroid Sample-Return Mission
China launched the robotic Tianwen-2 spacecraft today to return samples from a Near Earth Asteroid that is in an orbit around the Sun similar to Earth’s. China has brought back […]
China launches Tianwen-2 mission to sample near Earth asteroid
China launched its second planetary exploration mission Wednesday, sending Tianwen-2 to sample a near Earth asteroid and later survey a main belt comet. The post China launches Tianwen-2 mission to sample near Earth asteroid appeared first on SpaceNews.
Launch Roundup: Chinese asteroid mission, Electron, and Falcon 9 set to launch
This week, China will launch a near-Earth asteroid sample return mission amongst several other missions.… The post Launch Roundup: Chinese asteroid mission, Electron, and Falcon 9 set to launch appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
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