Success
Chang'e 6
Lunar Exploration
China National Space Administration(CNSA)Government
Chang'e Sample Ascender
LOorbit
Return flight of Chang'e 6 from the Moon.
Monday, June 3, 2024 at 11:38 PM
Mission details
The Chinese Lunar Exploration Program also known as the Chang'e Project after the Chinese moon goddess Chang'e, is an ongoing series of robotic Moon missions by the China National Space Administration (CNSA). The program incorporates lunar orbiters, landers, rovers and sample return spacecraft, launched using Long March rockets.
Jan 1, 2003 — ongoing
Orbital Attempt
#6,698
CNSA Mission
#2
Pad Launch
#1
Location Launch
#1
Launch Window
NET
Jun 3, 2024, 11:38 PM
Precision
Minute
Schedule Changes
1 update
Chang’e 6 landing site
Landing site of the Chinese lunar sample return mission Chang’e 6 on 1 June 2024.
Total Launches
1
Orbital Attempts
1
Chang'e Sample Ascender Specs
Sample ascent stage of the Chang'e 5 and 6 missions.
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2020
Fastest Turnaround
3y 6mo
Total Launches
2
Successful
2
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
2
Maiden flight: Dec 3, 2020
China National Space Administration
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) is the national space agency of the People's Republic of China. It is responsible for the national space program and for planning and development of space activities. CNSA and China Aerospace Corporation (CASC) assumed the authority over space development efforts previously held by the Ministry of Aerospace Industry. The CNSA has many launch sites around China with their orbital sites located in Jiuquan, Xichang, Taiyuan and Wenchang.
Founded
1993
Administrator
Administrator: Tang Dengjie
Total Launches
2
Successful
2
Failed
0
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
2
Apollo crater, Moon
Apollo, also called the Apollo basin, is an enormous impact crater located in the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon. This formation dwarfs the large crater Oppenheimer that is located next to the western rim. The crater Barringer lies across the northern wall. To the southeast is the crater Anders, and Kleymenov is just to the east of the rim.
Total Launches
1
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
-36.1000, -151.8000