China's Mars probe completes deep-space maneuver
BEIJING, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- China's Mars probe Tianwen-1 successfully conducted a deep-space maneuver on Friday night (Beijing time), according to the China National Space Administration.
The probe completed the maneuver at 11 p.m. after its main engine worked for over 480 seconds.
The maneuver took place 29.4 million km from Earth, aiming to help the probe achieve a sound rendezvous with Mars.
Going forward, the probe will travel along the Earth-Mars transfer orbit for about four months and complete two or three mid-course orbital corrections.
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