Chang'e 6
Chang'e 6 (Chinese: 嫦娥六号; pinyin: Cháng'é liùhào) is a planned robotic Chinese lunar exploration mission that has been officially announced for the first half of 2024 and is expected to launch on 3 May 2024. It will attempt China's second sample return mission. The mission will attempt to obtain the first-ever soil and rock samples from the lunar far side and return it to the Earth; the primary phase of the mission is expected to last about 53 days. Like its predecessors, the spacecraft is named after the Chinese moon goddess Chang'e.
Chang'e-5/6 spacecraft full-stack full-scale mockup | |
| Mission type | Surface sample return |
|---|---|
| Operator | CNSA |
| Mission duration | ~53 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | CAST |
| Launch mass | 8,200 kg (18,100 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 3 May 2024 (expected) |
| Rocket | Long March 5 |
| Launch site | Wenchang |
| Moon lander | |
| Landing site | Southern edge of Apollo Basin 43.0°S 154.0°W |
| Chang'e probes | |
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