Chang'e-6 - China's lunar exploration mission.
Chang'e-6 - China's lunar exploration mission.
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| A rocket stands upright on a launch pad surrounded by four tall electrical towers, with blue sky and forest area in the background. |
Description of Project Chang'e-6.
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Project Name |
Description |
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Chang'e-6 |
Chinese project. |
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Launch time and date |
09:27 UT (5:27 am EDT, 5:27 pm Beijing time) June 3, 2024 |
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launch vehicle |
Long March 5 |
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Launch site |
Wenchang, People's Republic of China |
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landing date |
25 June 2024 |
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Landing Site |
Inner Mongolia |
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Vehicle weight |
8200 kg. |
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Cost |
He |
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Space Agency/Administration. |
China National Space Administration(CHSP) |
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Program |
CLEP (Chinese Lunar Exploration Program) |
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Name-based |
Chinese female goddess of the moon. |
About Chang'e-6
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Containing parts |
Four modules. 1.Service Module, 2. Lander, 3.Ascent Vehicle, 4.Re-entry capsule. |
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Vehicle weight |
8200 kg. |
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Sample Return Mission (SRM) |
53 days. |
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moon lander landing date |
1 June 2024 |
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moon lander relaunch date |
4 June 2024 |
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Landing Site |
Southern mare of Apollo Basin |
Purpose of Ch'nag'e-6
Chang'e-6 aims to explore the lunar surface in the Moon's south pole region. The lander will collect about 2 kilograms of material from the site. This mission is an important step toward bringing unique and scientifically invaluable lunar samples back to Earth for analysis. US decadal surveys have highlighted the South Pole-Aitken Basin sample return as a top priority science objective.
According to Xu Yi, assistant professor at Macau University of Science and Technology, "I have been analyzing the scientific data from the Chang'e-4 mission that landed on the far side of the moon, and I am excited to obtain new conclusions from the continuous rover data. Therefore, I am particularly excited about the Chang'e-6 mission."
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