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China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 5101, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Chang'e 5
Launched
November 23, 2020
Summary
Chang'e 5 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 5 from 101, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China on November 23, 2020. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 300th launch, 30th this year and humanity's 6,018th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Long March 5 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Lunar Orbit (LO). Chang'e-5 Guidao Qi, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 270 × 283 km orbit inclined 22.3°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
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- Vehicle
- Long March 5 · China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationChinese Lunar Exploration Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Robotic Exploration · Lunar Orbit (LO)
- Milestone
- 3rd Long March 5 flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 300th launch30th this yearhumanity's 6,018th orbital launch attempt96th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Chang'e-5 Guidao Qi · NORAD 47097 · 2020-087 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2020-087A
- Epoch
- 2020-11-23 20:30:45 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.01877712 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001
- Inclination
- 22.2817°
- Ascending node
- 1.6931°
- Arg. of perigee
- 118.3189°
- Mean anomaly
- 0°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Chang'e-5 Guidao Qi · NORAD 47097 · left Earth orbit November 25, 2020
CZ-5 Y5 Stage 2 · left Earth orbit November 25, 2020
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Chang'e 5 is China's robotic lunar sample return mission, which is set to bring back at least 2 kg of lunar soils and rock samples. The probe will perform a soft landing on the Moon, then rendezvous and dock with the return module in lunar orbit and fly back to Earth.
Pad
101, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
6th launch from 101, 3rd this year · 9th from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
18 launches from this pad · 75 from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
123 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Updating launch time per insider source which seems to be accurate per amateur calculations of lunar launch windows.
Show 2 earlier updates
Go for launch per marine space closure notice.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/19/2020 · source
All Chinese rumors/signs points to launch on early morning LT November 24/evening November 23 UTC, probably around 18:00 - 22:00 UTC.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/19/2020
Questions
When did Chang'e 5 launch?
Chang'e 5 launched on November 23, 2020. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Chang'e 5?
Coverage: Live: China launches Chang'e-5 lunar mission with Long March-5 rocket嫦娥五号“挖土”之旅启航; [直播回放]嫦娥五号任务发射阶段 [Live]Chang‘e-5 Lunar Mission Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Chang'e 5?
Long March 5, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 5 spec sheet
Where did Chang'e 5 launch from?
101, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China.
What orbit did Chang'e 5 reach?
Chang'e-5 Guidao Qi, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 270 × 283 km orbit inclined 22.3°.
How many satellites did Chang'e 5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Chang'e 5 part of?
Chinese Lunar Exploration Program. About Chinese Lunar Exploration Program