Succeeded in launching China's Mars probe, aiming for "space power" July 23, 18:43
China, which has the goal of being a "powerhouse", launched a rocket equipped with a spacecraft aiming for landing on Mars on the 23rd. It is planned to land on Mars next year, which will be the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Chinese Communist Party, and it seems that it will be useful for the rise of national prestige.
According to the state-owned Chugoku Chuo Television, a large rocket equipped with the Martian probe "Ten Qi No. 1" developed by China was launched from the launch site of Hainan Island at about 1:41 pm on the 23rd of Japan time. It was done.
The spacecraft was put into the planned orbit about 36 minutes later, and the launch was successful.
The launch of the Mars probe is the first in China to be successful, and after it reaches Mars around February next year, part of it will land on Mars and investigate the topography and geological structure of Mars, the characteristics of the surface soil, etc. It's a plan.
China, which aims to become a "space power" that leads the world's space development, succeeded in landing an unmanned lunar probe on the back of the moon for the first time in the world last year, marking the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Communist Party of China. Next year, it will be possible to land a probe on Mars to help establish the national prestige.
Because of the orbital relationship between the Earth and Mars, the countries are planning exploration of Mars this summer, and on the 20th of this month, a UAE = UAE in the Middle East will launch a Japanese rocket. In addition to the launch, the United States will be launched soon.