Chang’e 6 Lunar Sample-Return Ascender
The Chang’e 6 ascender lifted off from the lunar far side on 4 June 2024 carrying the collected samples, entered a preset lunar orbit, and supported the first sample-return ascent from the far side of the Moon before rendezvous with the return vehicle.
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- Aliases
- Chang’e-6 ascenderChang’e 6 ascent vehicleCE-6 ascenderChang’e 6 lunar ascender
- Family Name
- Chang’e 6 Ascender
- Full Name
- Chang’e 6 Lunar Sample-Return Ascender
- Roles
- orbital_transfersample_returnresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
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- Description
- The Chang’e 6 ascender lifted off from the lunar far side on 4 June 2024 carrying the collected samples, entered a preset lunar orbit, and supported the first sample-return ascent from the far side of the Moon before rendezvous with the return vehicle.
- First Flight Year
- 2,024
- Last Flight Year
- 2,024
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- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 07:16:13 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 08:16:19 UTC