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Chang'e 3 achieved lunar orbit on 6 December 2013 [9] and landed on 14 December 2013, [10] becoming the first spacecraft to soft-land on the Moon since the Soviet Union's Luna 24 in 1976 [11] and the third country to successfully achieve the feat. [12] On 28 December 2015, Chang'e 3 discovered a new type of basaltic rock, rich in ilmenite, a ...
Yutu (Chinese: 玉兔; pinyin: Yùtù; lit. 'Jade Rabbit') was a robotic lunar rover that formed part of the Chinese Chang'e 3 mission to the Moon.It was launched at 17:30 UTC on 1 December 2013, and reached the Moon's surface on 14 December 2013. [7]
In December 2013, a Long March 3B/E successfully lifted Chang'e 3, China's first Lunar lander and rover into the projected lunar-transfer orbit. In April 2020, the third stage of the Long March 3B/E failed during a Palapa-N1 communications satellite mission; this was the first total failure of the Long March 3B/E. [ 13 ]
WENCHANG SPACE LAUNCH SITE, ... China achieved its first moon landing in 2013 with the Chang’e 3 mission, which set a lander and rover on the lunar surface to study the moon’s terrain. Before ...
Chang'e 7, expected to launch in 2026, is a mission that will explore the south pole for resources. The mission will include an orbiter, a lander, and a mini-flying probe. [22] Chang'e 8, expected to launch in 2028, will verify in-situ resource development and utilization technologies. [22]
Chang'e 3: Chang'e 3: 1 December 2013: Long March 3B: CNSA: Lander: Operational Yutu: 1 December 2013: Long March 3B: CNSA: Rover: Success Entered orbit on 6 December 2013 with landing at 13:12 UTC on 14 December. Yutu rover was deployed from Chang'e 3. With its soft landing, China became the third country to successfully land on the lunar ...
In fact, Chang'e 4 was built as a backup to Chang'e 3, [45] and based on the experience and results from that mission, Chang'e 4 was adapted to the specifics of the new mission. [46] The lander and rover were launched by Long March 3B rocket on 7 December 2018, 18:23 UTC, six months after the launch of the Queqiao relay satellite.
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