Yutu-2 lunar rover spacecraft family
Yutu-2 is China’s lunar rover deployed by the Chang’e 4 mission. It became the first rover to operate on the Moon’s far side after the January 2019 landing and conducts in-situ exploration with the Chang’e 4 lander and Queqiao relay.
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- Aliases
- Yutu-2Yutu 2Jade Rabbit-2Chang’e 4 roverCE-4 rover
- Family Name
- Yutu-2
- Full Name
- Yutu-2 lunar rover spacecraft family
- Roles
- interplanetary_proberoverresearchtechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
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- Description
- Yutu-2 is China’s lunar rover deployed by the Chang’e 4 mission. It became the first rover to operate on the Moon’s far side after the January 2019 landing and conducts in-situ exploration with the Chang’e 4 lander and Queqiao relay.
- First Flight Year
- 2,018
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 11:45:33 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 22:02:33 UTC