China missions to Jupiter and Uranus with US intensifies

JankariGyan Sweti Gautam 24 Sept 2022

China is set to launch mission for Jupiter as well Uranus as the space race with US gets more intense

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China has announced plans to study Jupiter and Uranus in a planned mission.

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The project, which is ambitious, has been called Tianwen 4 and will be completed with two spacecraft.

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The spacecrafts will be launched with the Chinese Long March 5 rocket to study Jupiter and Uranus around 2030.

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Jupiter's solar system will be examined by the main spacecraft which is expected to eventually its orbit in the lunar orbit Callisto

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China is said to be aiming their efforts around Callisto to gain an understanding of the history and development Jovian system.

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Another area of interest for the entire nation is the study of the erratic satellites of Jupiter.

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The second smaller spacecraft is headed towards Uranus.

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Just two months ago, United States launched its Tianwen 1 orbiter and Zhurong Rover to Mars.

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