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Chang'e 1

Robotic Lunar Exploration Missions

Chang'e 1 was an uncrewed Chinese lunar orbiting spacecraft launched by the China National Space Administration on October 24, 2007, part of the first phase of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program and named after the Chinese Moon goddess Chang'e. The spacecraft entered lunar orbit on November 5, 2007, and remained in orbit conducting scientific observations until it was deliberately deorbited in a controlled impact on the lunar surface on March 1, 2009.

Facts
Mission Type
Lunar orbiter 1
Launch Date
2007-10-24 2
End Date
2009-03-01 1
Outcome
Successful lunar orbiter mission; deliberately deorbited in a controlled impact on the lunar surface on March 1, 2009. 2
Mission Type
Mission Type (category)
Orbiter 1
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1. Chang'e 1 (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox, Mission type
    Lunar orbiter
  • End of mission section
    On 1 March 2009, at 08:13:10 UTC, Chang'e 1 crashed onto the surface of the Moon, ending its mission.
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2. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Chang'e 1 article, lead section
    an uncrewed Chinese lunar-orbiting spacecraft, part of the first phase of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program
  • Chang'e 1 article, infobox
    Deorbited on 1 March 2009
  • Operated By: China National Space Administration, Chinese Lunar Exploration Program
    is the first and ongoing series of robotic Moon missions by the China National Space Administration (CNSA)
  • Part Of: Chang'e Program, Chinese Lunar Exploration Program
    Chang'e 1 (2007) and Chang'e 2 (2010) orbited the Moon, surveying potential landing sites.
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