Chang'e 2
Chang'e 2 was China's second lunar mission and an extended deep-space navigation demonstrator that continued from lunar mapping to Earth-Moon L2 operations and a Toutatis flyby.
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- Chang'e-2 missionCE-2 mission
- Name
- Chang'e 2
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Chang'e 2 was China's second lunar mission and an extended deep-space navigation demonstrator that continued from lunar mapping to Earth-Moon L2 operations and a Toutatis flyby.
- Destination
- Moon and asteroid Toutatis
- End Date
- 2012-12-13
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- The spacecraft completed its lunar mapping objectives and later demonstrated deep-space operations beyond lunar orbit, including a close Toutatis flyby.
- Start Date
- 2010-10-01
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- Creation Time
- July 31, 2026 at 06:36:47 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 31, 2026 at 06:36:47 UTC
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