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CHANG'E-6

Extended missionPlanetary ScienceEarth-Moon L-point

Chang'e 6 was the sixth robotic lunar exploration mission by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) and the second CNSA lunar sample-return mission. Like its predecessors in the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, the spacecraft is named after the Chinese moon goddess Chang'e. It was the first lunar mission to retrieve samples from the far side of the Moon; all previous samples were collected from the near side.

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Launch

Launch date
May 3, 2024 at 09:27 AM UTC
Launch site
Wenchang, China
Launched by
Long March 5 →
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Mission
Chang'e 6
Launch record
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Trajectory

Regime
Interplanetary — Earth-Moon L-point
Reference body
Earth-Moon L-point

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2024-083A
NORAD catalog №
59627
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Status
Extended mission