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Tianwen-2

天问二号

As of: 01/06/2026Launched: 29/05/2025

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China’s first asteroid sample-return mission, launched on 29 May 2025. The target is near-Earth asteroid 2016 HO3 (469219 Kamoʻoalewa); sampling is planned for mid-2026 and capsule return for late 2027 (both to be read as planned dates). The probe then travels on to main-belt comet 311P.

As of: 01 Jun 2026.

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