Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Provider type
Government
Orbit
LO
Mission type
Lunar Exploration
Launch site
China
Date
Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:05:04 GMT
Orbital launch #
#4871 ever
Mission
China's first lunar orbiter. It achieved a 200km lunar orbit where it operated until being deliberately de-orbited and impacting the surface on March 1st, 2009.