China lauches first Mars probe

On local time 12:41 on July 23, 2020, China launched its first Mars probe, Tianwen-1, on a Long March-5 Y4 rocket from Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province. Tianwen-1 aims to complete orbiting, landing, and roving in one mission, as well as to obtain scientific exploration data on Mars.