Long March 5 Yao-4 rocket enters the launch site: Mars rover will be launched

On July 17, the Long March No. 5 Yao-4 carrier rocket completed the assembly test of the technical zone at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in China, and was vertically transferred to the launch area. It is planned to carry out China’s first Mars exploration mission from late July to early August. "Tianwen 1" probe.

　　 This is the fourth launch of the Long March V series rocket and the first applied launch.

Long March 5 Yao-4 rocket enters the launch site: Mars rover will be launched

　　 It is reported that the Long March No. 5 Yao-4 rocket arrived at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan at the end of May, and completed various preparations for final assembly and testing in accordance with the mission test launch process.

　　At 8:00 a.m. on July 17, the mobile launch platform drove out of the vertical test plant, and after about 2 hours of steady driving, the Long March 5 Yao-4 rocket was safely transferred to the launch area.

　　Follow-up, after completing the rocket function check and joint test work, and confirming the final state, the rocket will be filled with propellant, and the launch will be carried out as planned.

　　 China's first Mars exploration mission was approved in January 2016. The mission goal is to achieve Mars orbiting, landing, and patrol detection through a single launch, which will take the step of planetary exploration in my country.

　　 Previously stated that Tianwen 1 was tentatively launched on July 22.

Long March 5 is China's largest launch vehicle with the highest take-off mass, the thickest core diameter, and the strongest carrying capacity. The application rate of new technologies has reached 95%. It first flew on November 3, 2016, and the second time on July 2, 2017. The launch was unsuccessful, the satellite failed to orbit, and the go-around was successful on December 27, 2019.