Launch vehicle
Chang'e Sample Ascender
Sample ascent stage of the Chang'e 5 and 6 missions.
- Stages
- 1
- Recorded launches
- 2
- First flight
- 2020-12-03
China National Space AdministrationLaunch Successful
Chang'e 5
Chang'e Sample Ascender
Historical mission record
This page records Chang'e | Chang'e 5 and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.
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Mission status
Launch Successful
Status reported by the mission data provider.
LAUNCH SITEMons Rümker, Moon
Mission
Return flight of Chang'e 5 from the Moon.
- Launch vehicle
- Chang'e Sample Ascender
- Mission type
- Lunar Exploration
- Destination orbit
- Lunar Orbit
- Launch pad
- Chang’e 5 landing site
- Provider
- China National Space Administration
- Programs
- Chinese Lunar Exploration Program
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Recorded timing
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SCHEDULED MOMENT
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Launch site & orbit
Mons Rümker, Moon
The mission in perspective
Launch site
DestinationLunar Orbit
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Coverage & sources
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