NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Tianwen 4

Launch Time
NET December, 2030

Rocket

Long March 5
Image Credit: CASC
CASC
Status: Active
Liftoff Thrust: 10,565 kN
Payload to LEO: 32,000 kg
Payload to GTO: 14,000 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 4
Rocket Height: 57.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 5.2 m
Fairing Height: 20.0 m

Mission Details

Tianwen 4

China has approved a space mission to explore the Jovian system, including orbiting the moon Callisto. A sub-probe carried on the main mission will study the planet Uranus, with a flyby planned for 2049.

Payloads: 1
Heliocentric Orbit

Location

LC-101, Wenchang Space Launch Site, China