{"id":11862,"date":"2021-02-15T17:28:42","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T09:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spectacular-video-released-from-chinas-first-mars-mission\/"},"modified":"2021-02-15T17:28:42","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T09:28:42","slug":"spectacular-video-released-from-chinas-first-mars-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spectacular-video-released-from-chinas-first-mars-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Spectacular video released from China\u2019s first Mars mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>China\u2019s space agency has released a pair of spectacular video clips from \u201cselfie\u201d cameras on-board the country\u2019s Tianwen 1 spacecraft as it braked into orbit around Mars on Feb. 10.<\/p>\n<p>One of the videos shows Tianwen 1\u2019s high-gain directional antenna shaking from vibrations caused by the spacecraft\u2019s main engine, which fired for 15 minutes to slow the probe down enough to be captured into orbit by Martian gravity.<\/p>\n<p>Another clip from a different camera is pointed at one of the spacecraft\u2019s two power-generating solar array wings.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1361413333434257408&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceflightnow.com%2F2021%2F02%2F15%2Fspectacular-video-released-from-chinas-first-mars-mission%2F&amp;partner=tweetdeck&amp;sessionId=629db386b2296c43f19b281659d2e56fcdb4a189&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1361413333434257408\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782469319980661927=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">These time lapse videos from China\u2019s Tianwen 1 mission show the craft\u2019s arrival at Mars on Feb. 10.<\/p>\n<p>The first clip shows vibrations from Tianwen 1\u2019s main engine on the probe&#8217;s directional antenna during the critical orbit insertion maneuver.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/t.co\/QW3n3YOAg1 pic.twitter.com\/jMVMqZXSmx<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Spaceflight Now (@SpaceflightNow) February 15, 2021<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Martian horizon, appearing with the planet\u2019s razor thin atmosphere, is visible in both black-and-white views. The time lapse videos also show Martian surface features, such as mountains and craters, as Tianwen 1 passed just a couple hundred miles over the Red Planet.<\/p>\n<p>The China National Space Administration released the videos on its website and through the Chinese social media platform Weibo.<\/p>\n<p>The Tianwen 1 probe is China\u2019s first spacecraft to reach Mars. The ambitious mission consists of three spacecraft, with an orbiter, lander, and rover riding together for the seven-month voyage to the Red Planet.<\/p>\n<p>Tianwen 1 launched last July on a Long March 5 rocket, the most powerful launcher in China\u2019s inventory. Since arriving at Mars last week, Tianwen 1 has maneuvered from an equatorial into a polar orbit using another major firing of its 674-pound-thrust main engine.<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s space agency said the orbit adjustment burn, also called a plane change maneuver, occurred at around 0900 GMT (4 a.m. EST) Monday to place Tianwen 1 spacecraft into a polar orbit with a periapsis, or low altitude, of 164 miles (265 kilometers) above Mars.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese officials said the mission will perform additional orbit adjustment maneuvers before setting up for separation of Tianwen 1\u2019s lander and rover to attempt a descent to the Red Planet\u2019s surface in May or June.<\/p>\n<p>Read our earlier story for details on the mission.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Email the author.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Follow Stephen Clark on Twitter: @StephenClark1.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China\u2019s space agency has released a pair of spectacular video clips from \u201cselfie\u201d cameras on-board the country\u2019s Tianwen 1 spacecraft as it braked into orbit around Mars on Feb. 10. 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