China plans to launch an ambitious bilateral single missile flight to other planets, Ace customer And Uranus around 2030, the mission will be called Tianwen 4 and will see a larger probe dedicated to Jupiter and a smaller spaceship circling the distant planet Uranus.
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According to the “Space” website, the pair will launch a long rocket on March 5 and China had previously indicated that it is in the planning stages of the Jupiter mission, but new details have been provided by Wang Qiong from lunar and space exploration. Engineering center. From the China National Space Administration (CNSA) to the 2022 International Astronautical Congress in Paris.
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The main spacecraft will also be dedicated to exploring the Jupiter system and will eventually enter orbit around Callisto to conduct a detailed investigation of the outer dimensions of the Galilean moons.
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A smaller spacecraft, which will have a mass of a few hundred kilograms, according to Wang, will make a longer trip to Uranus.
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“The scientific objectives are still being studied,” Wang said, and previous presentations had indicated that China was considering focusing on Callisto as a primary target that could reveal a lot about the Moon and the history of the Jupiter system, or to investigate. on the irregular moons of Jupiter. It could provide insight into the early days of the solar system itself.
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CNSA previously considered a lander as part of a Callista-centric mission profile, but Wang says the latter concept includes an orbiter but not a lander.
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The mission is part of China’s extended program to explore the solar system, called Tian Wen from the poem “Questions from Heaven” attributed to the ancient Chinese poet Qu Yuan, who was born about 2,300 years ago.
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