Long March 3B | Chang'e 3 & Yutu

Name: Long March 3B | Chang'e 3 & Yutu
Start: 2013-12-01T17:30:00Z
Location: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Chang'e 3 is an uncrewed lunar exploration mission consisting of a robotic lander and China's first lunar rover Yutu. The main objective of the mission is to achieve China's first soft landing and roving exploration on the Moon, as well as performing lunar-based astronomical observation and studying lunar topography and geology.

Mission Details

Launch date: December 1, 2013 at 05:30 PM UTC
Launch vehicle: Long March 3B
Operator: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Launch site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Mission type: Robotic Exploration