Tianwen-3

Tianwen-3
天问三号
Mission type	Mars sample return
Operator	CNSA
Spacecraft properties
Manufacturer	CAST
Start of mission
Launch date	2028 (planned)
Rocket	Orbiter/Earth-returner: Long March 5; Lander/ascent-vehicle: Long March 5
Launch site	Wenchang
	Tianwen program ← Tianwen-2 Tianwen-4 →

Tianwen-3 (Chinese: 天问三号) is a planned Mars sample-return mission by China which would send two spacecraft (an orbiter/Earth-returner and a lander/ascent-vehicle) via two separate launches to Mars. Together, the two spacecraft will seek to obtain samples of Martian rocks and soil and then return the cached samples to Earth.^[1] The mission is scheduled to launch in 2028.^[2] The primary goal of the mission is to search for signatures of life on Mars.^[3]

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