Mars Orbiter
Tianwen-1
Tianwen-1 is currently about 280,396,379 kilometres from Earth, or 1.874 astronomical units, which puts a one-way radio signal 15.6 minutes out. It is 1.514 astronomical units from the Sun.
China’s first independent Mars mission, which delivered the Zhurong rover and continues to map the planet from orbit.
Completed a global medium-resolution map of Mars in 2023.
Right now
- Distance from Earth
- 280,396,379 km (1.874 AU)
- Distance from the Sun
- 226,475,236 km (1.514 AU)
- One-way signal time
- 15.6 minutes
The mission
- Status
- Operational
- Operator
- CNSA
- Launched
- 2020
- Operating
- Mars