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China launches Tianwen-1 mission to orbit and land rover on Mars [i]China's first try at landing on Mars is on its way to the red planet. The China National Space Administration's (CNSA) Tianwen-1 mission, which includes an orbiter, a lander and a rover, launched on Thursday (July 23) from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan Island, located in the South China Sea. The spacecraft lifted off at 12:41 a.m. EDT (0441 GMT; 12:41 p.m. local) atop China's largest launch vehicle, a Long March-5 rocket, on its first operational flight.[/i]
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