CNSA · Aerospace · 2021
China's first Mars rover, part of the Tianwen-1 mission. Deployed from the Tianwen-1 lander at Utopia Planitia on 22 May 2021, making China the second nation to successfully operate a rover on Mars. Operated for 358 sols and traveled 1.921 km before entering hibernation in May 2022; has not awoken from hibernation since. Named after the Chinese god of fire.
Price on application
View full interactive profile, comparisons & videos →| Category | Aerospace |
| Sub-type | Mars Rover |
| Status | Active |
| Year | 2021 |
| Origin | China |
| Also known as | 祝融号, Tianwen-1 Rover |
| Announced | 2016 |
| Released | 2021-05-22 |
| Dimensions (H×W×D) | 1850 × 2000 × 2600 mm |
| Weight | 240 kg |
| Frame | Aluminum, composite |
| Degrees of freedom | 6 |
| Payload | 0.5 kg |
| Max speed | 0.056 m/s |
| Camera | Navigation/Terrain Cameras (NaTeCam stereo), Multispectral Camera (MSCam), Hazard avoidance cameras |
| Chipset | Chinese SPARC V8 rad-hardened |
| Actuator type | Active suspension with 6 independently driven wheels (can crab-walk) |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth |
| Made in | China |