Chang’e 2 lunar orbiter spacecraft family
Chang’e 2 was China’s second lunar probe. Launched in 2010, it mapped the Moon from low orbit, tested operations at the Sun–Earth L2 point, and flew past asteroid 4179 Toutatis in 2012.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Chang’e 2Chang’e-2CE-2Chang’e 2 lunar probeChina Lunar Exploration Program 2
- Family Name
- Chang’e 2
- Full Name
- Chang’e 2 lunar orbiter spacecraft family
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeorbitertechnology_demonstratorresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Chang’e 2 was China’s second lunar probe. Launched in 2010, it mapped the Moon from low orbit, tested operations at the Sun–Earth L2 point, and flew past asteroid 4179 Toutatis in 2012.
- First Flight Year
- 2,010
- Last Flight Year
- 2,012
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 11:51:56 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 11:51:56 UTC