Mission record

Long March 3B | Chang'e 3 & Yutu

Long March 3B· Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)· Success
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
Robotic Exploration
Launch site
China
Date
Sun, 01 Dec 2013 17:30:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#5340 ever

Mission

Chang'e 3 is an uncrewed lunar exploration mission consisting of a robotic lander and China's first lunar rover Yutu. The main objective of the mission is to achieve China's first soft landing and roving exploration on the Moon, as well as performing lunar-based astronomical observation and studying lunar topography and geology.

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