Moon
Chang'e 4 Relay (QueQiao)
The first in a set of two launches for China's lunar exploration mission, Chang'e 4, a Long March 4C rocket will send the Chang'e 4 communications relay satellite to the Earth-Moon L2 Lagrange point. Later in 2018, China is also expected to launch a lander and rover to the Moon.
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The first in a set of two launches for China's lunar exploration mission, Chang'e 4, a Long March 4C rocket will send the Chang'e 4 communications relay satellite to the Earth-Moon L2 Lagrange point. Later in 2018, China is also expected to launch a lander and rover to the Moon.
The launch
- Launch
- May 20 2018
- Launch location
- LC-3, Xichang Satellite Launch Center
- Launch vehicle
- Long March 4C
- Orbit
- Moon
Launch intelligence
A China Long March 4C rocket launched the Chang'e 4 Relay (QueQiao) mission on Sunday, May 20, 2018 at 9:28 PM (UTC).
- Launch provider
- China
- Vehicle
- Long March 4C
- COSPAR launch ID
- 2018-045
- Flight profile
- Orbital
- Launch result
- Success
- Window opens
- May 20, 2018, 21:28 UTC
- Target T-0
- Not published
- Window closes
- Not published
- Provider display
- May 20 2018
- Pad and location
- LC-3, Xichang Satellite Launch Center
Mostly Cloudy Temp: 56.29F Wind: 1.32mph
- Temperature
- 56°F
- Forecast updated
- May 20, 2018, 12:08 UTC
Launch media
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Archived
End date not documented
Launch succeeded; current mission operations are not tracked by RocketLaunch.Live
Gallery
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