Moon
Chang'e 2
Lunar orbit, asteroid probe.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Lunar orbit, asteroid probe. This reconstructed record groups 2 GCAT payload or flight elements under launch 2010-050; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 1 October 2010, 10:59:57 UTC
- Launch location
- Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China
- Launch vehicle
- Chang Zheng 3C
- Orbit
- Cislunar or translunar orbit
Flight data
Launch intelligence
A China Long March 3C rocket launched the Chang'e-2 mission on Friday, October 1, 2010 at 10:59 AM (UTC).
- Launch provider
- China
- Vehicle
- Long March 3C
- COSPAR launch ID
- 2010-050
- Flight profile
- Orbital
- Launch result
- Success
- Window opens
- Not published
- Target T-0
- Oct 1, 2010, 10:59 UTC
- Window closes
- Not published
- Provider display
- Oct 01 2010
- Pad and location
- LC-2, Xichang Satellite Launch Center
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · December 2012
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Chang'e 2
Lunar orbit, asteroid probe.
- GCAT ID
- S37174
- Manufacturer
- Zhongguo kongjian jishu yanjiu yuan
- Launch mass
- 2,480 kg
- Propulsion
- FY-25
- Dimensions
- 2.2 m long · 1.7 m diameter · 18 m span
CZ-3C Y7 Stage 3
GCAT program: CZ Deep.
- GCAT ID
- S37175
- Manufacturer
- Zhongguo yunzaihuojian jishu yanjiu yuan
- Launch mass
- 8,400 kg
- Dimensions
- 12.4 m long · 3 m diameter · 12.4 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
One image from Chang'e 2.
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