Chang'e 6
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Mission type | Surface sample return | ||||
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Operator | CNSA | ||||
Start of mission | |||||
Launch date | c. 2020 | ||||
Rocket | Chang Zheng 5 | ||||
Launch site | Wenchang | ||||
Orbital parameters | |||||
Reference system | Selenocentric | ||||
Lunar orbiter | |||||
Orbital insertion | c. 2020 | ||||
Lunar lander | |||||
Landing date | c. 2020 | ||||
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Chang'e 6 (Chinese: 嫦娥六号; pinyin: Cháng'é liùhào) is an unmanned Chinese lunar exploration mission currently speculated to be under development, which is expected to land on the Moon before 2020.[1][2] Chang'e 6 will be China's second sample return mission. Like its predecessors, the spacecraft is named after the Chinese moon goddess Chang'e.
Mission profile
The probe will be launched by Long March 5 rocket in Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan Island.
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