12 February 2021
Tianwen 1 will make several orbital maneuvers to prepare for its landing attempt on Mars, which is due to take place in the coming months, experts from the China Academy of Space Technology said in an interview with Science and Technology Daily. Tianwen 1 will brake twice at the point in orbit farest away from Mars and twice when closest to the planet.
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10 February 2021
Blaine Curcio of Orbital Gateway Consulting and Jean Deville of The China Aerospace Blog are reporting for SpaceWatch.Global on China's main space events of the last week. This time the two experts cover a wide range of activities, starting with iSpace' launch failure, the move by the the Beijing Government to prioritise satellite internet, up to OneSpace' successful suborbital launch and the Tianwen 1 mission.
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10 February 2021
Tianwen 1 successfully entered the orbit around Mars on 10 February.
A 3000N engine was ignited at 19:52 BJT to decelerate Tianwen 1, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA). After about 15 minutes, the spacecraft, including an orbiter, a lander and a rover, had slowed enough to be captured by Mars' gravity and entered an elliptical orbit around the Red Planet, with its closest distance from the Martian surface at about 400 km. It will take Tianwen 1 about 10 Earth days to complete one circle. Tianwen 1 will now conduct multiple orbital corrections to enter a temporary Mars parking orbit, surveying potential landing sites in preparation to land in May or June.
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A timeline of China's Mars exploration

10 February 2021
On 10 February, Yuanwang 6 departed from a port in Jiangsu Province for maritime spacecraft monitoring missions in the Indian Ocean. The Yuanwang fleet will continue to carry out intensive and challenging maritime missions this year, and Yuanwang 6 alone will operate at sea for over 200 days, according to sources with the country's satellite maritime tracking and controlling authorities. Before the voyage, staff members completed vessel maintenance, examined the ship's facilities and replenished its supplies. In the meanwhile, Yuanwang 7 and Yuanwang 3, are preparing for follow-up missions.
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