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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Long March 3A | Chang'e-1
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Mission brief
The flight at a glance.
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.
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Planned timings relative to the target. These steps do not indicate live progress.
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