Long March 3A | Chang'e-1

Name: Long March 3A | Chang'e-1
Start: 2007-10-24T10:05:04Z
Location: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

China's first lunar orbiter. It achieved a 200km lunar orbit where it operated until being deliberately de-orbited and impacting the surface on March 1st, 2009.

Mission Details

Launch date: October 24, 2007 at 10:05 AM UTC
Launch vehicle: Long March 3A
Operator: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Launch site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Mission type: Lunar Exploration