Editing Asteroid impact avoidance (section)

=== 2019 VL5 Asteroid Deflection Mission ===

In 2025, China's [[CNSA]] intends to launch a deflection mission to near-Earth object [[2019 VL5]], a 30-meter wide asteroid. The mission will launch on a [[Long March 3B]] rocket and carry both an impactor and observer spacecraft.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Andrew Jones published |date=2022-12-08 |title=China will launch 2-in-1 asteroid deflection mission in 2025 |url=https://www.space.com/china-asteroid-impact-mission-two-spacecraft |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=Space.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Chris |date=2023-04-12 |title=China will launch an impactor spacecraft to alter asteroid trajectory |url=https://interestingengineering.com/science/china-to-alter-asteroid-trajectory |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=interestingengineering.com |language=en-US}}</ref>