Chang'e-6 Program

Chang'e-6 was a Chinese Lunar Exploration Program sample-return mission that launched on 3 May 2024, landed in the Apollo Basin on the Moon’s far side, and returned 1,935.3 grams of lunar material to Earth on 25 June 2024. It achieved humanity’s first far-side lunar sample return and began a long-term scientific program to store, analyze, and study material from the South Pole–Aitken Basin.

Identity

Aliases: Chang'e-6Chang'e 6Chang'e-6 Mission嫦娥六号
Domains: spaceflight
Name: Chang'e-6 Program
Status: completed
Types: explorationscienceoperations

Details

Description: Chang'e-6 was a Chinese Lunar Exploration Program sample-return mission that launched on 3 May 2024, landed in the Apollo Basin on the Moon’s far side, and returned 1,935.3 grams of lunar material to Earth on 25 June 2024. It achieved humanity’s first far-side lunar sample return and began a long-term scientific program to store, analyze, and study material from the South Pole–Aitken Basin.
End Date: 2024-06-25
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Parent Program
Participants: -
Start Date: 2024-05-03

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Creation Time: August 13, 2026 at 13:53:39 UTC
Updated Time: August 13, 2026 at 13:54:42 UTC

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