China will launch the Mars probe into 2009

In October 2009, China will depart the first Mars probe as part of a joint project with Russia, sources from the Shanghai Space Agency, the main manufacturer of the probe, said yesterday.

In October 2009, China will depart the first Mars probe as part of a joint project with Russia, sources from the Shanghai Space Agency, the main manufacturer of the probe, said yesterday.

Chinese-made equipment is expected to be completed in June 2009. It is 75 cm long and 110 kg in weight, designed to serve a 2-year mission. Its model is currently on display at an ongoing space technology exhibition in Shanghai.

This probe, launched with a Russian spacecraft, will be brought into space by a Russian cruise missile. Both are expected to land on the red planet in 2010, after 10 months of flying.

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Introducing the exploration model at the space technology exhibition in Shanghai.(Photo: Xinhua News Agency)

T. An

Update 17 December 2018
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