Tianwen-4
Planned Chinese Jupiter orbiter mission / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tianwen-4 (Chinese: 天问四号), formerly known as Gan De (Chinese: 甘德),[5] is a planned Chinese interplanetary mission to study the Jovian system, possibly sharing a launch with a spacecraft which will make a flyby of Uranus.[6]
Quick Facts Mission type, Operator ...
Mission type | Jupiter and Callisto orbiter Uranus flyby |
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Operator | CNSA |
Spacecraft properties | |
Manufacturer | CAST |
Launch mass | Total: 5,000 kg (11,000 lb)[1] Jupiter-Callisto Orbiter: 4,000 kg (8,800 lb) Interplanetary flyby probe: 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | September 2029 (proposed)[2] |
Rocket | Long March 5 |
Launch site | Wenchang |
Flyby of Venus (gravity assist) | |
Closest approach | April 2030 (proposed) |
Flyby of Earth (gravity assist) | |
Closest approach | February 2031 (proposed) |
Flyby of Earth (gravity assist) | |
Closest approach | May 2033 (proposed) |
Jupiter orbiter | |
Orbital insertion | December 2035 (proposed)[3] |
Orbital departure | February 2038 (proposed) |
Callisto orbiter | |
Orbital insertion | February 2038 (proposed)[4] |
Flyby of Uranus (Interplanetary flyby probe) | |
Closest approach | March 2045 (proposed)[3] |
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