Chang'e 6
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| Mission type | Surface sample return | ||||
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| Operator | CNSA | ||||
| Start of mission | |||||
| Launch date | c. 2020 | ||||
| Rocket | Chang Zheng 5 | ||||
| Launch site | Wenchang | ||||
| Orbital parameters | |||||
| Reference system | Selenocentric | ||||
| Lunar orbiter | |||||
| Orbital insertion | c. 2020 | ||||
| Lunar lander | |||||
| Landing date | c. 2020 | ||||
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Chang'e 6 (Chinese: 嫦娥六号; pinyin: Cháng'é liùhào) is an unmanned Chinese lunar exploration mission currently speculated to be under development, which is expected to land on the Moon before 2020.[1][2] Chang'e 6 will be China's second sample return mission. Like its predecessors, the spacecraft is named after the Chinese moon goddess Chang'e.
Mission profile
The probe will be launched by Long March 5 rocket in Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan Island.
References
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- ↑ http://spaceref.com/asia/the-new-race-for-the-moon.html
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