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Long March 5 | Chang'e 6
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 5 · 101, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation's 466th launch · 14th this year · humanity's 6,673rd orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: May 3, 09:17 – May 3, 10:18 UTC
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Chang'e 6
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.
Planetary Science · Lunar Orbit (LO)
Booster
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Updates
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/3/2024 · source
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
Pad — 101
Local pad time: May 3, 5:27 PM GMT+8
18 launches from this pad · 68 from Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
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