Chang'e 4
Chang'e 4 combined a far-side lunar lander and Yutu-2 rover with the Queqiao relay satellite to make the first successful soft landing and rover survey on the Moon's far side.
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- Aliases
- Chang'e-4 missionCE-4 mission
- Name
- Chang'e 4
- Status
- active
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- Description
- Chang'e 4 combined a far-side lunar lander and Yutu-2 rover with the Queqiao relay satellite to make the first successful soft landing and rover survey on the Moon's far side.
- Destination
- Moon
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- The lander and rover reached Von Karman crater on 3 January 2019 and continue a relay-enabled far-side science legacy.
- Start Date
- 2018-05-20
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- Creation Time
- July 31, 2026 at 06:36:51 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 31, 2026 at 06:36:51 UTC
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