Deep space
Tianwen-2
Tianwen-2 is catalogued by GCAT as a deep-space mission in the Tianwen program.
Operational or in flight at the GCAT cutoff
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The mission
Tianwen-2 is catalogued by GCAT as a deep-space mission in the Tianwen program. This reconstructed record groups 2 GCAT payload or flight elements under launch 2025-114; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 28 May 2025, 17:31 UTC
- Launch location
- Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China
- Launch vehicle
- Chang Zheng 3B
- Orbit
- Earth-escape trajectory
Flight data
Launch intelligence
A CASC Long March 3B rocket was set to launch the Tianwen 2 mission on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM (UTC).
- Launch provider
- CASC
- Vehicle
- Long March 3B
- COSPAR launch ID
- 2025-114
- Flight profile
- Orbital
- Launch result
- Pending
- Window opens
- Not published
- Target T-0
- May 28, 2025, 17:31 UTC
- Window closes
- Not published
- Provider display
- May 28 2025
- Pad and location
- LC-2, Xichang Satellite Launch Center
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Current mission status
Current mission status
Now
Operational or in flight at the GCAT cutoff
Hardware
Spacecraft
Tianwen-2
GCAT program: Tianwen.
- GCAT ID
- S64197
- Manufacturer
- Zhongguo kongjian jishu yanjiu yuan
- Launch mass
- 2,100 kg
- Propulsion
- FY-25?
- Dimensions
- 2.5 m long · 2 m diameter · 15 m span
Tianwen-2 Reentry Capsule
GCAT program: Tianwen.
- GCAT ID
- A11518
- Manufacturer
- Zhongguo kongjian jishu yanjiu yuan
- Launch mass
- 50 kg
- Dimensions
- 0.5 m long · 0.75 m diameter · 0.5 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
One image from Tianwen-2.
Verification
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