Long March 3B
Tianwen 2
CASC

Launch details

Launching company:
Vehicle:
Launch site:
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, LC-2 (China)
Launch date:
28 May 2025 at 17:31:00 UTC
Status:
Unknown

Launch description

A CASC Long March 3B rocket was set to launch the Tianwen 2 mission on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM (UTC).

Missions

Tianwen 2:
Near-Earth asteroid sample return mission. The samples are planned to be returned from asteroid 469219 Kamo'oalewa in 2027-2028, with the spacecraft set to continue afterward to the comet 331P/PANSTARRS, arriving in the mid-late 2030s.
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