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Like its predecessors in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chinese_Lunar_Exploration_Program?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Chinese Lunar Exploration Program">Chinese Lunar Exploration Program</a>, the spacecraft is named after the Chinese moon goddess <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang%27e?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Chang'e">Chang'e</a>. It was the first lunar mission to retrieve samples from the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Far_side_of_the_Moon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Far side of the Moon">far side of the Moon</a>; all previous samples were collected from the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Near_side_of_the_Moon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Near side of the Moon">near side</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-13">[13]</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"> <table class="infobox ib-spaceflight"> <caption class="infobox-title"> Chang'e 6 </caption> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/File:Chang%27e_6_lander_and_ascender.jpg?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/46/Chang%27e_6_lander_and_ascender.jpg/350px-Chang%27e_6_lander_and_ascender.jpg" decoding="async" width="350" height="219" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/46/Chang%2527e_6_lander_and_ascender.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="250"></a> <div class="infobox-caption"> The Chang'e 6 lander (with the ascender on top) on the far side of the Moon. 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href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Spacecraft properties</th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Manufacturer</th> <td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/China_Academy_of_Space_Technology?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="China Academy of Space Technology">CAST</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Launch mass</th> <td class="infobox-data">8,350 kg (18,410 lb)<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-CNSAlaunch-1">[1]</a></td> </tr> <tr style="display:none"> <td colspan="2"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Start of mission</th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Launch date</th> <td class="infobox-data">3 May 2024 (2024-05-03) 09:27:29 <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/UTC?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC">UTC</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-sn20240110-2">[2]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-nextspaceflight20240503-3">[3]</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rocket</th> <td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Long_March_5?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Long March 5">Long March 5</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Launch site</th> <td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wenchang_Satellite_Launch_Center?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wenchang Satellite Launch Center">Wenchang</a></td> </tr> <tr style="display:none"> <td colspan="2"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">End of mission</th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Landing date</th> <td class="infobox-data">25 June 2024 06:07 UTC Return capsule</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Landing site</th> <td class="infobox-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Inner_Mongolia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Inner Mongolia">Inner Mongolia</a>, China</td> </tr> <tr style="display:none"> <td colspan="2"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #ddf;"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Moon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Moon">Lunar</a> orbiter</th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Orbital insertion</th> <td class="infobox-data">8 May 2024 02:12 UTC<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-brake-4">[4]</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Orbital departure</th> <td class="infobox-data">20 June 2024 ~15:00 UTC</td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #ddf;">Orbital parameters</th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Apsis?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Apsis">Periapsis altitude</a></th> <td class="infobox-data">220 km (140 mi)</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Inclination</th> <td class="infobox-data">137°</td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #ddf;"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Moon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Moon">Lunar</a> lander</th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Landing date</th> <td class="infobox-data">1 June 2024 22:23:16 <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/UTC?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC">UTC</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-AJ_FI-20240601-5">[5]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-segeryu240602-6">[6]</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Return launch</th> <td class="infobox-data">3 June 2024 23:38:10 <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/UTC?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC">UTC</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-Reuters-20240603-7">[7]</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Landing site</th> <td class="infobox-data">Southern mare of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Apollo_(crater)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Apollo (crater)">Apollo Basin</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename%3DChang%2527e_6%26params%3D41.6385_S_153.9852_W_globe:moon">41°38′19″S 153°59′07″W / 41.6385°S 153.9852°W / -41.6385; -153.9852</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-LT-8">[8]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-9">[9]</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sample mass</th> <td class="infobox-data">1,935.3 g (68.27 oz)<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-CE6Sample-10">[10]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-xinhua-eng-28June2024-11">[11]</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #ddf;">Jinchan <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Moon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Moon">Lunar</a> rover</th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Landing date</th> <td class="infobox-data">1 June 2024 22:23:16 <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/UTC?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC">UTC</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-AJ_FI-20240601-5">[5]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-segeryu240602-6">[6]</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Landing site</th> <td class="infobox-data">Southern mare of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Apollo_(crater)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Apollo (crater)">Apollo Basin</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-LT-8">[8]</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #ddf;">Docking with Sample Ascender</th> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Docking date</th> <td class="infobox-data">6 June 2024 06:48 <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/UTC?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC">UTC</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-dock-12">[12]</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Undocking date</th> <td class="infobox-data">6 June 2024 </td> </tr> <tr style="display:none"> <td colspan="2"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"> <div class="" style="width:100%; text-align:center; border-top:1px #aaa solid"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chinese_Lunar_Exploration_Program?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Chinese Lunar Exploration Program">Chinese Lunar Exploration Program</a> </div> <div style="width:100%"> <div style="float: left; text-align:left;padding-right:0.5em;" class="noprint"> ← <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Queqiao-2?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Queqiao-2">Queqiao-2</a> </div> <div style="float: right; text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;" class="noprint"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang%27e_7?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Chang'e 7">Chang'e 7</a> → </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="" style="width:100%; text-align:center; border-top:1px #aaa solid"> Chang'e probes </div> <div style="width:100%"> <div style="float: left; text-align:left;padding-right:0.5em;" class="noprint"> ← <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang%27e_5?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Chang'e 5">Chang'e 5</a> </div> <div style="float: right; text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;" class="noprint"> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang%27e_7?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Chang'e 7">Chang'e 7</a> → </div> </div></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> The mission began on 3 May 2024 when the spacecraft was launched from <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wenchang_Space_Launch_Site?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wenchang Space Launch Site">Wenchang Space Launch Site</a> on <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Hainan_Island?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Hainan Island">Hainan Island</a>. Its <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lunar_lander?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lunar lander">lander</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Rover_(space_exploration)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Rover (space exploration)">rover</a> touched down on the lunar far side on 1 June 2024.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-:0-14">[14]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-AJ_FI-20240601-5">[5]</a> The lander's robotic scoop and drill took samples with a total mass of 1935.3 grams from the lunar surface; the ascender module then carried these into lunar orbit on 3 June 2024.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-15">[15]</a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-xinhua-eng-28June2024-11">[11]</a> The ascender docked with the orbiter module in lunar orbit on 6 June 2024 and transferred the samples to an atmospheric re-entry module which then returned to Earth. The mission's lander and rover also conducted scientific experiments on the lunar surface. The overall mission lasted about 53 days, ending on 25 June 2024 with the return capsule re-entering the atmosphere with the samples, landing by parachute in <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Inner_Mongolia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Inner Mongolia">Inner Mongolia</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-:1-16">[16]</a> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"> <input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"> <div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label> </div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Overview">1 Overview</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Mission_architecture">2 Mission architecture</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Science_payloads">3 Science payloads</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Lander">3.1 Lander</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Orbiter">3.2 Orbiter</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Jinchan_mini-rover">3.3 Jinchan mini-rover</a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Mission_stages">4 Mission stages</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Launch">4.1 Launch</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Earth%E2%80%93Moon_transfer">4.2 Earth–Moon transfer</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Landing">4.3 Landing</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Return">4.4 Return</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Extended_mission">4.5 Extended mission</a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-13"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#See_also">5 See also</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-14"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#References">6 References</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-15"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#External_links">7 External links</a></li> </ul> </div> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"> <h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Chang'e_6&action=edit&section=1&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Overview" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"> Further information: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chinese_Lunar_Exploration_Program?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Chinese Lunar Exploration Program">Chinese Lunar Exploration Program</a> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"> <div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable"> See also: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lunar_south_pole?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lunar south pole">Lunar south pole</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Far_side_of_the_Moon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Far side of the Moon">far side of the Moon</a> </div> The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chinese_Lunar_Exploration_Program?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Chinese Lunar Exploration Program">Chinese Lunar Exploration Program</a> is designed to be conducted in four<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-Jan_2019_press_conference-17">[17]</a> phases of incremental technological advancement: <ul> <li>The goal of the first phase was to reach <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lunar_orbit?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lunar orbit">lunar orbit</a>. This was completed by <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang%27e_1?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Chang'e 1">Chang'e 1</a> in 2007 and by <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang%27e_2?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Chang'e 2">Chang'e 2</a> in 2010.</li> <li>The second phase sought to land and rove on the Moon, a feat that was accomplished by <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang%27e_3?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Chang'e 3">Chang'e 3</a> in 2013 and by <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang%27e_4?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Chang'e 4">Chang'e 4</a> in 2019.</li> <li>The third phase involves the collection of lunar samples and sending them to Earth, first completed by <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang%27e_5?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Chang'e 5">Chang'e 5</a> in 2020 and, for the first time from the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Far_side_of_the_Moon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Far side of the Moon">far side</a> by Chang'e 6 in 2024.</li> <li>The fourth phase consists of the development of a robotic research station near the Moon's south pole.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-Jan_2019_press_conference-17">[17]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-Planning_by_2018-18">[18]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-19">[19]</a> The program aims to facilitate crewed lunar landings in the 2030s and possibly build a crewed outpost near the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lunar_south_pole?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lunar south pole">lunar south pole</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-20">[20]</a></li> </ul> The preceding Chang'e 5 mission returned 1.731 kilograms (3.82 lb) of material from the northern hemisphere of the lunar near side. The Chang'e 6 mission landed on the southern hemisphere of the lunar far side to gather more material. Specifically, the landing segment of the Chang'e 6 mission touched down in a relatively flat area lying in the southern portion of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Apollo_(crater)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Apollo (crater)">Apollo crater</a>, which itself lies within the larger <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/South_Pole%E2%80%93Aitken_basin?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="South Pole–Aitken basin">South Pole-Aitken</a> (SPA) impact basin on the lunar far side. Scientists hope that the samples collected from the landing area may include lunar <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Mantle_(geology)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Mantle (geology)">mantle</a> material ejected by the original impact that created the SPA basin, material which can shed light on the differences that exist between the lunar near-side and far-side, and on the origin of the Moon and the Solar System.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-sn20240110-2">[2]</a> The Chang'e 6 lander landed at 22:23 <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/UTC?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC">UTC</a> on 1 June 2024 in the southern mare of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Apollo_(crater)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Apollo (crater)">Apollo Basin</a> (lunar coordinates: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><a class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename%3DChang%2527e_6%26params%3D41.6385_S_153.9852_W_globe:moon">41°38′19″S 153°59′07″W / 41.6385°S 153.9852°W / -41.6385; -153.9852</a>).<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-AJ_FI-20240601-5">[5]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-Yu-02June2024-21">[21]</a> After the completion of sample collection and the placement of the sample on the ascender by the probe's robotic drill and robotic arm, the ascender took off from atop the lander portion of the probe at 23:38 UTC on 3 June 2024.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-Reuters-20240603-7">[7]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-Xinhua-20240603-22">[22]</a> The ascender docked with the Chang'e 6 service module (the orbiter) in lunar orbit at 06:48 UTC on 6 June 2024 and subsequently completed the transfer of the sample container to the Earth return module at 07:24 UTC on the same day.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-AJ-SN-06062024-23">[23]</a> On 25 June 2024, the return capsule landed in <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Inner_Mongolia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Inner Mongolia">Inner Mongolia</a>. <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-earth_landing-24">[24]</a> The mission's lander collected 1,935.3 grams (68.27 oz) of lunar far-side material including surface soil and rocks (using a scoop) and subsurface samples (using a drill).<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-xinhua-eng-28June2024-11">[11]</a> With the return capsule's re-entry back to Earth, China became the first nation to bring back samples from the far side of the Moon.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-:1-16">[16]</a> The hole left by the sampling was in the shape of the character zhong (<a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%25E4%25B8%25AD" class="extiw" title="wikt:中">中</a>) which is the initial character of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Names_of_China?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Names of China">China's name</a> Zhōngguó <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%25E4%25B8%25AD%25E5%259B%25BD" class="extiw" title="wikt:中国">中国</a>. This symbolism went viral on <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Weibo?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Weibo">Weibo</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-25">[25]</a> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"> <h2 id="Mission_architecture">Mission architecture</h2> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Chang'e_6&action=edit&section=2&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Mission architecture" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> Chang'e 6 was built as a copy of and backup to <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang%27e_5?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Chang'e 5">Chang'e 5</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-backup-26">[26]</a> The mission is reported to consist of four modules: <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lander_(spacecraft)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lander (spacecraft)">Lander</a>: landed on the lunar surface after separating from the Orbiter, equipped with a drill and a scooping device. The Ascender was on the top of the Lander. It collected about 2 kg (4.4 lb) of samples from 2 metres (6.6 ft) below the surface<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-jones-27">[27]</a> and placed them in the attached ascent vehicle to be launched into lunar orbit.</li> <li>Ascender: The ascent vehicle then made a fully autonomous and robotic <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lunar_orbit_rendezvous?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lunar orbit rendezvous">Lunar orbit rendezvous</a> and docking with Orbiter where the samples were robotically transferred into a sample-return capsule for their delivery to Earth.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-Ch_5-28">[28]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-sf101-29">[29]</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Orbiter?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Orbiter">Orbiter</a>: after the samples were transported from the Ascender to the Orbiter, the Orbiter left lunar orbit and spent ~4.5 days flying back to <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Geocentric_orbit?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Geocentric orbit">Earth orbit</a> and released the Returner (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Reentry_capsule?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Reentry capsule">reentry capsule</a>) just before arrival.</li> <li>Returner: The Returner will perform a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Skip_reentry?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Skip reentry">skip reentry</a> to bounce off the atmosphere once before formal reentering.</li> </ul> The estimated launch mass is 8,200 kg (18,100 lb)—the lander is projected to be 3,200 kg (7,100 lb) and the ascent vehicle is about 700 kg (1,500 lb).<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-GSP_CH5-6-30">[30]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-Ch_5-28">[28]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-31">[31]</a> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"> <h2 id="Science_payloads">Science payloads</h2> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Chang'e_6&action=edit&section=3&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Science payloads" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> In October 2018, CNSA announced that it would call for international partners to propose an additional payload up to 10 kg (22 lb) to be included in this mission.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-32">[32]</a> In November 2022, it was announced that the mission would carry payloads from four international partners:<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-33">[33]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-34">[34]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Lander">Lander</h3> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Chang'e_6&action=edit&section=4&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Lander" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <ul> <li>A French instrument called <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Friedrich_Ernst_Dorn?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Friedrich Ernst Dorn">DORN</a> (Detection of Outgassing <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Radon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Radon">Radon</a>) to study the transport of lunar dust and other volatiles between the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lunar_regolith?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lunar regolith">lunar regolith</a> and the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lunar_exosphere?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Lunar exosphere">lunar exosphere</a>, including the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lunar_water?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lunar water">water cycle</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-CNES_statement-35">[35]</a></li> <li>The Italian instrument INRRI (INstrument for landing-Roving laser Retroreflector Investigations) consists of a retroreflector that precisely measures distances from the lander to orbit,<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-36">[36]</a> similar to those used in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Schiaparelli_EDM?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Schiaparelli EDM">Schiaparelli</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/InSight?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="InSight">InSight</a> missions.</li> <li>The Swedish NILS (Negative Ions on Lunar Surface), an instrument to detect and measure negative ions reflected by the lunar surface.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-37">[37]</a></li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Orbiter">Orbiter</h3> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Chang'e_6&action=edit&section=5&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Orbiter" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <ul> <li>The Pakistani <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/ICUBE-Q?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="ICUBE-Q">ICUBE-Q</a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/CubeSat?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="CubeSat">CubeSat</a> orbiter developed by the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Institute_of_Space_Technology?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Institute of Space Technology">Institute of Space Technology</a> in collaboration with <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Shanghai_Jiao_Tong_University?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Shanghai Jiao Tong University">Shanghai Jiao Tong University</a>, which carries two <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Optical_camera?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Optical camera">optical cameras</a> to image the lunar surface and obtain lunar <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Magnetic_field_of_the_Moon?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Magnetic field of the Moon">magnetic field</a> data.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-38">[38]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-39">[39]</a></li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Jinchan_mini-rover">Jinchan mini-rover</h3> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Chang'e_6&action=edit&section=6&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Jinchan mini-rover" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> Chang'e 6 carried a ~5kg (~11lb) mini-rover named "Jinchan" (Chinese: 金蟾), or "Golden Toad," due to its gold-sheeted insulating exterior. It is described as an "autonomous intelligent mini-robot" by its developer, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/China_Aerospace_Science_and_Technology_Corporation?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation">CASC</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-:0-14">[14]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-40">[40]</a> Outfitted with its own micro solar panels, the rover was designed to support research into the composition of the lunar surface, the presence of water ice in the lunar soil via an <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Absorption_spectroscopy?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Absorption spectroscopy">imaging infrared spectrometer</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-41">[41]</a> Additionally, Jinchan was tasked to image the Chang'e 6 lander on the lunar surface and was equipped cameras on both sides for redundancy purposes. Following the sample collection process, "the mini rover autonomously detached from the lander, moved to a suitable position, selected an ideal angle for the photograph and then captured the image."<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-42">[42]</a> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"> <h2 id="Mission_stages">Mission stages</h2> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Chang'e_6&action=edit&section=7&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Mission stages" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Launch">Launch</h3> <a role="button" 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href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-43">[43]</a> </figcaption> </figure> The probe was launched by a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Long_March_5?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Long March 5">Long March 5</a> rocket at 09:27 UTC, on 3 May 2024, from <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wenchang_Satellite_Launch_Center?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wenchang Satellite Launch Center">Wenchang Satellite Launch Center</a> on <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Hainan_Island?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Hainan Island">Hainan Island</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-44">[44]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-45">[45]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Earth–Moon_transfer">Earth–Moon transfer</h3> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Chang'e_6&action=edit&section=9&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Earth–Moon transfer" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> After launch, Chang'e 6 entered a 12-hour orbit around the Moon at 02:12 UTC, on 8 May 2024.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-brake-4">[4]</a> The lander/ascender/rover separated from the orbiter/returner on 30 May 2024, in preparation for landing.<a 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At 22:23 UTC, it landed in the preselected area of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/South_Pole%E2%80%93Aitken_basin?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="South Pole–Aitken basin">South Pole–Aitken basin</a> on the far side of the Moon.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-Landed-46">[46]</a> The engine was cut for the final approach and a cushioning system was used for the freefall touchdown.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-48">[48]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Return">Return</h3> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Chang'e_6&action=edit&section=11&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Return" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> At 23:38 UTC on 3 June 2024, the Chang'e 6 ascender (carrying the samples) took off from the far side of the Moon and entered the predetermined circumlunar orbit. This was the world's first sampling and takeoff on the far side of the Moon.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-49">[49]</a><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-50">[50]</a> At 06:48 UTC on 6 June, 2024, the Chang'e 6 ascender rendezvoused and docked with the orbiter/returner in lunar orbit. At 07:24 UTC, the lunar sample container was safely transferred to the returner.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-dock-12">[12]</a> On 21 June 2024, the service module of Chang'e 6 likely fired its engines to return to Earth from lunar orbit. CNSA has not provided an updates on the mission. Some amateur optical and radio observers reported a probable engine burning.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-EarthReturn-51">[51]</a> The re-entry to earth happened on 25 June 2024.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-SN240625-52">[52]</a> An atmospheric re-entry module of about 300 kilograms separated from the service module which had flown back from the Moon.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-SN240625-52">[52]</a> This then decelerated by <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Non-ballistic_atmospheric_entry?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Non-ballistic atmospheric entry">skipping off the atmosphere</a> over the Atlantic before its final descent.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-SN240625-52">[52]</a> This capsule containing about 2 kilograms of samples landed by parachute at 06:07 UTC in the predesignated landing area of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Dorbod_Banner?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Spacecraft_landing_site" title="Dorbod Banner">Siziwang Banner</a> in <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Inner_Mongolia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Inner Mongolia">Inner Mongolia</a>.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-earth_landing-24">[24]</a> Search teams waiting for the capsule reached it within minutes using helicopters.<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chang'e_6?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-earth_landing-24">[24]</a> The service module likely fired its engine for an Earth-impact avoidance burn. The samples will be studied by Chinese scientists in collaboration with international experts. 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