View source for China s Tianwen-1 Mission Launches To Mars

id="article-body" class="row" section="article-body"><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>The Long March 5 carrying Tianwen-1 to Mars on July 22.<br><br>CNSA<br><br><br>China is, it appears, headed to Mars. A Long March 5 rocket lifted off from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan Island, in the [http://www.bing.com/search?q=South%20China&form=MSNNWS&mkt=en-us&pq=South%20China South China] Sea through partly cloudy skies on Thursday afternoon,  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/du-lich-trung-quoc-gia-re/ tour trung quoc] local time. The stark white rocket blazed a trail through the blue at 12:41 p.m. local (9:40 p.m. PT). However, China National Space Administration (CNSA), the national space agency, are yet to confirm it has reached its intended orbit and is on its way to the red planet. <br>It was a little different to the live launch day coverage we've come to expect from the likes of [/how-to/spacexs-historic-demo-2-delivers-nasa-astronauts-to-iss/ NASA and SpaceX]. No official livestreams were provided by CNSA and there was no official countdown. Instead, many avid rocket-watchers -- myself included -- were following private videos streamed to Chinese social media platforms Weibo and Douyu. <br><br><br><br><br>CNET Science <br><br><br><br><br>From the cosmos to your inbox. Get the latest [http://www.bing.com/search?q=space%20stories&form=MSNNWS&mkt=en-us&pq=space%20stories space stories] from CNET every week.<br><br><br><br><br><br>Douyu user PhilLeaf seemed to have one of the best views of the launch, but streamers constantly battled dropouts and disconnections. A YouTube channel "LC-123" had [ just under 5,000 concurrent viewers] approximately a minute before launch and as the rocket took off, provided excellent views.<br><br>The launch was ideal,  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/du-lich-trung-quoc-gia-re/ kynghidongduong.vn] but until CNSA confirms Tianwen-1 has made it to its initial parking orbit,  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/du-lich-trung-quoc-gia-re/ tour trung quoc] there's still a chance Tianwen-1 might not make it to the red planet. Earlier flights of the Long March rocket have seen the second stage reach a parking orbit around 13 minutes after launch. Chinese state media service CCTV have reported that the mission was a success and the probe is now in its transfer orbit to Mars. We'll update this post if we hear more.<br><br>Long March 5 blasting off carrying Tianwen-1.<br><br>LC-123 YouTube stream<br><br>After coasting in its parking orbit, its thrusters will fire again and send it on its journey toward Mars. Tianwen-1, which includes an orbiter, a lander and a rover, [/news/chinas-daring-tianwen-1-mission-to-mars-everything-you-need-to-know/ is expected to reach the red planet in February 2021].<br><br>It's been a busy time for Mars probes. On Sunday, the [/news/hope-mars-probe-is-headed-for-the-red-planet-after-picture-perfect-launch/ UAE's Hope probe launched to Mars] from Japan. On July 30, [/how-to/nasa-launched-next-mars-rover-everything-you-need-to-know-about-perseverance/ NASA is expected to launch its new rover], Perseverance. Fortunately, [/news/nasa-mars-perseverance-rover-how-to-watch-the-mission-launch-live-july-30/ that one will be broadcast live on NASA TV], so we should have excellent views of the final robotic explorer to blast[ pic.twitter.com/7oRLNegDNK][ pic.twitter.com/7oRLNegDNK]<br>— Andrew Jones (@AJ_FI) [ July 23, 2020]<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>window.CnetFunctions.logWithLabel('%c One Trust ', "Service loaded: script_twitterwidget with class optanon-category-5");<br>        <br>    <br><br>    <br><br><br>        <br>        <br>                                    <br>                <br><br><br><br><br>        <br>        <br><br>        <br>        <br>            <br>            <br><br><br><br>        [#comments  Comments]<br>    <br>        <br>    <br>            <br>            <br><br><br>                    <br><br>    <br>    <br>            <br>                                                        <br>    <br>            <br>        [/topics/sci-tech/  Notification on Notification off Sci-Tech]