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Chang'e 5

Also known as Change5

China National Space Administration · Launched

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Completed · Success

China's first lunar sample return: a lander that drilled and scooped regolith in Oceanus Procellarum and delivered 1.731 kg of it to Earth.

Destinations
Moon
Launch vehicle
Long March 5
Launch site
Wenchang, Peoples Republic of China
Countries
Peoples Republic of China
Mission types
Lander, Sample return

Chronology

Mission timeline

  1. Launch

    Chang'e 5 launched on a Long March 5 from Wenchang Space Launch Center

    The page gives the time as "approximately 20:30:12 UT"; it is recorded at minute precision because the page qualifies it.

  2. Orbit insertion

    Chang'e 5 entered lunar orbit after a 17 minute thruster firing

    Moon

  3. Milestone

    The descender craft separated from the orbiter

    Moon

  4. Landing

    Chang'e 5 landed in the Mons Rumker region of Oceanus Procellarum

    Moon

  5. Sample collection

    1.731 kg of lunar regolith was sealed in the sample container

    Moon

  6. Departure

    The ascender module lifted off from the lunar surface with the sample

    Moon

  7. Milestone

    The ascender rendezvoused and docked with the orbiter and transferred the sample container

    Moon

  8. Impact

    The jettisoned ascender impacted the Moon

    The page gives the time as "approximately 23:30 UT".

    Moon

Mission architecture

Vehicles

  • Chang'e 5 · Lander

    Destinations: Moon

Trajectory record

Trajectory dataset not yet available

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Provenance

Sources

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Data verified through August 27, 2026