Chang'e 6 lunar sample-return probe
The Chang'e 6 robotic lunar sample-return spacecraft system comprised an orbiter, returner, lander, and ascender. It completed the first sample return from the Moon's far side in June 2024, delivering 1,935.3 grams from the Apollo Basin within the South Pole-Aitken Basin.
Identity
- Aliases
- CE-6 spacecraft systemChang'e-6 probe
- Family Name
- Chang'e 6
- Full Name
- Chang'e 6 lunar sample-return probe
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- change-6-lunar-probe
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- The Chang'e 6 robotic lunar sample-return spacecraft system comprised an orbiter, returner, lander, and ascender. It completed the first sample return from the Moon's far side in June 2024, delivering 1,935.3 grams from the Apollo Basin within the South Pole-Aitken Basin.
- Manufacturer Id
- jd7fbrt32syts4rtsgsh4m023n7kqwpa
- Operator Id
- vh732sngwcm9jzg8ded9frvjx57ng73y
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- Creation Time
- 7/16/2026, 10:27:39 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/16/2026, 10:27:39 PM