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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Long March 5 | Chang'e 6
Long March 5
May 3, 9:27 AM UTC
May 3, 9:27 AM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Mission Details
Chang'e 6/CE-6 is scheduled to launch in 2024 to return samples from the Far Side of the Moon (near southern edge of the Apollo Basin) for the first time. International science instruments from France, Italy, Sweden and Pakistan will also be on board.
- Type
- Planetary Science
- Orbit
- Lunar Orbit (LO)
Launch Site
- Pad
- 101
- Location
- Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
- Country
- 🇨🇳 CHN