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CHANG'E-3

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Chang'e 3 is a robotic lunar exploration mission operated by the China National Space Administration (CNSA), incorporating a robotic lander and China's first lunar rover. It was launched in December 2013 as part of the second phase of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program. The mission's chief commander was Ma Xingrui.

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Launch

Launch date
December 1, 2013 at 05:30 PM UTC
Launch site
XICLF
Launched by
Long March 3B →
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Mission
Chang'e 3 & Yutu
Launch record
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Trajectory

Regime
Interplanetary — Lunar
Reference body
Lunar

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2013-070A
NORAD catalog №
39458
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
December 14, 2013

End of mission

Last active / ended
December 14, 2013
Time in service
13 days
Fate
Mission ended at Lunar.
Final status
Decayed