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Tianwen-3

CNSA · Launch: 2028 (target)

China's Mars sample-return mission, aiming to be the first to bring Martian rock to Earth.

Objective: Collect Mars samples and return them to Earth around 2031.

Launch

Late 2028

Target date · may change

Mission details

Rocket & spacecraft
Two Long March 5 launches
Lander
Lander + Mars ascent vehicle
Destination
Mars surface and back
  • Aims to return about 600 g of Mars samples to Earth around 2031.
  • Could be the first Mars sample return in history.
  • Builds on Tianwen-1, which landed the Zhurong rover in 2021.

Milestones

0 of 2 reached

  1. Launch

    2028Provisional

  2. Samples on Earth

    2031Provisional

Future dates are agency targets, not confirmed schedules.

Curated dataset

Official source: CNSA →