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Long March 3B | Chang'e 3 & Yutu
Long March 3B
Dec 1, 2013, 5:30 PM UTC
Dec 1, 2013, 5:30 PM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
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Mission Details
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.
- Type
- Robotic Exploration
- Orbit
- Lunar Orbit (LO)
- Programs
- Chinese Lunar Exploration Program
Launch Site
- Pad
- Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
- Location
- Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Country
- 🇨🇳 CHN