Chang'e 6
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Mission type | Surface sample return |
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Operator | CNSA |
COSPAR ID | 2024-083A |
SATCAT no. | 59627 |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | c. 2020 |
Rocket | Chang Zheng 5 |
Launch site | Wenchang |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Selenocentric |
Lunar orbiter | |
Orbital insertion | c. 2020 |
Lunar lander | |
Landing date | c. 2020 |
Chang'e 6 (Chinese: 嫦娥六号; pinyin: Cháng'é liùhào) is an unmanned Chinese lunar exploration mission currently speculated to be under development, which is expected to land on the Moon after 2020.[1][2] Chang'e 6 will be China's second sample return mission. Like its predecessors, the spacecraft is named after the Chinese moon goddess Chang'e.
Mission profile
The probe will be launched by Long March 5 rocket in Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan Island.
References
- ^ "China Plans 2017 Lunar Sample-Return Mission". Aviationweek. Dec 16, 2013.
- ^ Covault, Craig (October 4, 2013). "The New Race for the Moon". SpaceRef. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
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