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Chang'e-6
Chang'e-6 is catalogued by GCAT as a deep-space mission in the Chang'e program.
Operational or in flight at the GCAT cutoff
View in 3D map ↗The mission
Chang'e-6 is catalogued by GCAT as a deep-space mission in the Chang'e program. This reconstructed record groups 6 GCAT payload or flight elements under launch 2024-083; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
The launch
- Launch
- 3 May 2024, 09:27:29 UTC
- Launch location
- Wenchang Space Center, Hainan
- Launch vehicle
- Chang Zheng 5
- Orbit
- Cislunar or translunar orbit
Launch intelligence
A China Long March 5 rocket launched the Chang'e 6 mission on Friday, May 3, 2024 at 9:27 AM (UTC).
- Launch provider
- China
- Vehicle
- Long March 5
- COSPAR launch ID
- 2024-083
- Flight profile
- Orbital
- Launch result
- Success
- Window opens
- Not published
- Target T-0
- May 3, 2024, 09:27 UTC
- Window closes
- Not published
- Provider display
- May 03 2024
- Pad and location
- LP-101, Wenchang Satellite Launch Center
Launch media
Mission timeline
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Current mission status
Now
Operational or in flight at the GCAT cutoff
Spacecraft
Chang'e-6
GCAT program: Chang'e.
- GCAT ID
- S59627
- Manufacturer
- Shanghai hangtian jishu yanjiuyuan
- Launch mass
- 3,406 kg
- Dimensions
- 2 m long · 4 m diameter · 10 m span
ICUBE-QAMAR
GCAT program: PKIST.
- GCAT ID
- S59629
- Manufacturer
- ISTPK/SJTU
- Launch mass
- 7 kg
- Dimensions
- 0.2 m long · 0.2 m diameter · 0.6 m span
Chang'e-6 Lander
GCAT program: Chang'e SS.
- GCAT ID
- A11201
- Manufacturer
- Zhongguo kongjian jishu yanjiu yuan
- Launch mass
- 3,700 kg
- Propulsion
- FY-25?
- Dimensions
- 2.2 m long · 1.7 m diameter · 10 m span
Chang'e-6 Ascent Vehicle
GCAT program: Chang'e SS.
- GCAT ID
- A11202
- Manufacturer
- Zhongguo kongjian jishu yanjiu yuan
- Launch mass
- 509 kg
- Dimensions
- 1.5 m long · 1.5 m diameter · 3 m span
Chang'e-6 Return Capsule
GCAT program: Chang'e SS.
- GCAT ID
- A11203
- Manufacturer
- Zhongguo kongjian jishu yanjiu yuan
- Launch mass
- 335 kg
- Dimensions
- 2 m long · 4 m diameter · 4 m span
Chang'e-6 Yidong Xiangji
GCAT program: Chang'e SS.
Gallery
One image from Chang'e-6.
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