China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLong March 5101, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Chang'e 6
Launched
May 3, 2024 · 09:27 UTC
Image: CASC
Summary
Chang'e 6 launched on a China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 5 from 101, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China on May 3, 2024 at 09:27 UTC. The launch window ran from 09:17 to 10:18 UTC. It was China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 466th launch, 14th this year and humanity's 6,673rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Long March 5 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Lunar Orbit (LO). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Planetary Science · Lunar Orbit (LO)
- Milestone
- 6th Long March 5 flight · 2nd this yearChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 466th launch14th this yearhumanity's 6,673rd orbital launch attempt84th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage
- Chang'e-6 Guidao Qi · NORAD 59627 · left Earth orbit May 4, 2024
- ICUBE-Q · NORAD 59629 · left Earth orbit May 4, 2024
CZ-5 Y8 Stage 2 · left Earth orbit May 4, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
101, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
12th launch from 101, 2nd this year · 29th from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Local pad time at liftoff: May 3, 5:27 PM GMT+8, in daylight
18 launches from this pad · 75 from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
69 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 8 earlier updates
Spacecraft separation confirmed.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/3/2024 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/3/2024 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/3/2024 · source
Official Webcast by CGTN has started
LL2 · 5/3/2024 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/3/2024 · source
Updated launch window per NOTAMs.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/29/2024 · source
NET May 3.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/13/2024 · source
NET May 2024.
Cosmic_Penguin · 4/25/2023 · source
Questions
When did Chang'e 6 launch?
Chang'e 6 launched on May 3, 2024 at 09:27 UTC. The launch window ran from 09:17 to 10:18 UTC.
Where can I watch Chang'e 6?
Coverage: Live: Special coverage of launch of China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe; 嫦娥六号发射. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Chang'e 6?
Long March 5, flown by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Long March 5 spec sheet
Where did Chang'e 6 launch from?
101, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China. Liftoff was May 3, 5:27 PM GMT+8 local time at the pad.
What orbit was Chang'e 6 going to?
Lunar Orbit (LO), a planetary science mission.
How many satellites did Chang'e 6 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).