China is about to launch a Mars probe

Next October, China will launch its first Mars probe from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

The above information has been officially confirmed by the Chinese press. If successful in this launch, China will become the fifth country, after the US, Russia, the European Union and Japan, with Mars probe

Model with real size Mars probe Yinghuo 1 of China

Chinese media on Feb. 20 quoted an official from the country's Space Technology Research Institute saying: ' After considering it together, Russia and China decided to launch a Mars probe in early October. to '.

China's Mars probe ship is called Yinghuo 1. Previously, China intended to carry out the launch of Yinghuo 1 in October 2009. However, the Russian side then left this time for 2 years to perfect the technology. It is expected that Zenit boosters will be used in the upcoming launch.

The Yinghuo 1 weighs 110kg and measures 75 * 60cm and is equipped with 8 high-tech devices, including 2 high-resolution cameras, magnetic detectors, ion detectors and optical cameras.

Yang Loi Wei astronaut, the first Chinese to fly into space by itself
the ship of this country

Expected, Yinghuo takes 10-11 months to fly into Mars's orbit and perform the task of observing the environment, magnetic fields and solar waves. Chinese probes will also chart the humidity and temperature on the surface of the Red planet.

Yinghuo has an expected life span of about 2 years, designed to withstand extreme conditions on Mars. The difference in day and night temperature on Mars reaches over 100 degrees Celsius and the nighttime temperature can drop to -200 degrees Celsius.

Shenzhou 7 spacecraft of China

Currently China still has to depend on Russia to launch Yinghuo 1. However, Beijing has planned to launch the launch of its own Mars probe in 2013 and build a separate space station by 2020. The nation of more than billion people is also ambitious to bring people to the Moon by 2025 in the race against Russia and the United States.

In 2005, China successfully launched the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft, bringing people into space for the first time. In 2008, the Shenzhou 7 spacecraft was successfully launched and for the first time a Chinese astronaut made a space walk. Last October, China also successfully launched the Lunar Change 2 vessel.