China has carried out 22 launches in 2020, including a test flight of the Long March 5B for space-station missions and the launch of the Tianwen-1 Mars mission. Three of the 22 launches ended in failure.
The country led the world in launches in 2018 and 2019, launching 39 and 34 times respectively. CASC said in January it would aim for around 40 launches in 2020, with commercial launch service providers like Expace and Galactic Energy to carry out their own missions.
Gallery: China launches ambitious Tianwen-1 Mars rover mission
Courtesy: Live Science - msn/money/news - Andrew Jones 07.08.20 updated: 13.08.20
Published: 23 Jul 2020 Title: Tianwen 1: China launches first independent mission to Mars Duration: 2:44 YT Code: https://youtu.be/sCiwZTnxBvo
