The first and ongoing series of robotic Moon missions run by the China National Space Administration, part of the Chinese space program, begun in 2004. Chang'e 4 made the world's first landing on the far side of the Moon in 2019, and Chang'e 5 provided the world's first lunar sample return since the Soviet Luna 24 mission of 1974 when it returned samples in 2020.
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Mission Type
Mission Type (category) Mission Type (category) Mission Type (category) Mission Type (category)Robotic / Uncrewed Mission 1 Mission TypeRobotic lunar exploration (orbiters, landers, rovers and sample return) 1 OutcomeOngoing as of the mid-2020s. Chang'e 4 (2019) made the world's first landing on the far side of the Moon; Chang'e 5 (2020) provided the world's first lunar sample return since 1974. 1 Partially Attested
Launch DateDate is the launch of the program's first flight, Chang'e 1; the program itself was established 23 January 2004. Connections
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Infobox, Program history, First flight
First flight: Chang'e 1, 24 October 2007
Chinese Lunar Exploration Program (Wikipedia) - lead summary
the first and ongoing series of robotic Moon missions by the China National Space Administration (CNSA), part of the Chinese space program
Chinese Lunar Exploration Program (Wikipedia) - mission type
series of robotic Moon missions
Chinese Lunar Exploration Program (Wikipedia) - Chang'e 4
Chang'e 4 (2019) made the world's first landing on the far side of the Moon
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The Chinese Lunar Exploration Program (CLEP; Chinese: 中国探月工程; pinyin: Zhōngguó Tànyuè Gōngchéng), also known as the Chang'e Project (Chinese: 嫦娥工程; pinyin: Cháng'é Gōngchéng) after the Chinese Moon goddess Chang'e, is the first and ongoing series of robotic Moon missions by the China National Space Administration (CNSA), part of the Chinese space program.
Operated By: China National Space Administration, Chinese Lunar Exploration Program (Wikipedia) - operator
China National Space Administration (CNSA)
Includes: Chang'e 1, Chinese Lunar Exploration Program
Chang'e 1 (2007) and Chang'e 2 (2010) orbited the Moon, surveying potential landing sites.
Includes: Chang'e 2, Chinese Lunar Exploration Program
Chang'e 1 (2007) and Chang'e 2 (2010) orbited the Moon, surveying potential landing sites.
Includes: Chang'e 3, Chinese Lunar Exploration Program
Chang'e 3 (2013) deployed China's first lander and rover, Yutu.
Includes: Chang'e 4, Chinese Lunar Exploration Program
Chang'e 4 (2019) made the world's first landing on the far side of the Moon; its Yutu-2 became the longest-lived lunar rover.
Includes: Chang'e 5, Chinese Lunar Exploration Program
Chang'e 5 (2020) provided the world's first lunar sample return since Luna 24 in 1974.
Includes: Chang'e 6, Chinese Lunar Exploration Program
Chang'e 6 (2024) retrieved the first ever lunar far side samples.
In Group: Chang'e Lunar Missions, Lead sentence
The Chinese Lunar Exploration Program (CLEP; Chinese: 中国探月工程; pinyin: Zhōngguó Tànyuè Gōngchéng), also known as the Chang'e Project (Chinese: 嫦娥工程; pinyin: Cháng'é Gōngchéng) after the Chinese Moon goddess Chang'e, is the first and ongoing series of robotic Moon missions by the China National Space Administration (CNSA), part of the Chinese space program.
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