China's Space Program News Thread

[Quickie]

Wow still going on...

 

[siegecrossbow]

It blasted at 12:41 look like a success

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's Long March-5 Y4 carrier rocket, alongside its

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probe, blasted off at 12:41 p.m. Thursday from Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in S China's Hainan Province, stated China National Space Administration.
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Here is the video

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1286165192355663874

Has it been entered orbit?

 

[xiabonan]

A terrific shot!

 

[2=GT]

 

[xiabonan]

The rover has successfully separated from the rocket.

 

[xiabonan]

The all too familiar red screen

 

[H2O]

The all too familiar red screen
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What does the banner say?

 

[xiabonan]

What does the banner say?

First line says "Warm congratulations to China's first Mars exploration mission"
Second line says "Launch fully successful"

 

[xiabonan]

A different screen

It says "Let Chinese steps in space exploration be farther and steadier"

below where it says MARS the six characters are "Chinese planetary exploration"

 

[Quickie]

Another one.

Has it been entered orbit?

What does the banner say?

First line says "Warm congratulations to China's first Mars exploration mission"
Second line says "Launch fully successful"

In the CGTN video, Tianwen-1 was shown to has separated from the rocket and has opened its solar panel.

Looks like The Long March 5 has done its job and from now it's all up to Tianwen-1 to complete the journey.