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Chang'e 1

Also known as Chang'e1

China National Space Administration · Launched

Explore trajectory

Completed · Success

China's first lunar mission, which imaged the whole Moon before being sent to a controlled impact on the surface.

Destinations
Moon
Launch vehicle
Long March 3A
Launch site
Xichang, Peoples Republic of China
Countries
Peoples Republic of China
Mission types
Orbiter

Chronology

Mission timeline

  1. Launch

    Chang'e 1 launched on a Long March 3A from Xichang Satellite Launch Center

  2. Departure

    A 13 minute burn placed the spacecraft on a trans-lunar trajectory

    Earth

  3. Orbit insertion

    A 22 minute braking burn put the spacecraft into a 200 x 8600 km near-polar lunar orbit

    Moon

  4. Impact

    Chang'e 1 executed a planned impact north of Mare Fecunditatis

    Moon

Mission architecture

Vehicles

  • Chang'e 1 · Orbiter

    Destinations: Moon

Trajectory record

Trajectory dataset not yet available

No verified trajectory dataset is committed for this mission, so Mission Atlas renders no path.

Provenance

Sources

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Data verified through August 27, 2026