Mission
Planetary Science · Asteroid
Tianwen-2 is a planned Chinese asteroid sample return and comet orbiter mission due for launch in May 2025. The spacecraft will visit the Near Earth asteroid 469219 Kamoʻoalewa (2016 HO3), collecting samples from its surface using both touch-and-go and anchor-and-drill approaches. It will return…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIANWEN-2 2025-114A | Payload | orbits the Sun | |
| CZ-3B R/B 2025-114B | Rocket body | orbits the Sun |
COSPAR ID 2025-114 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).