launched fromChina

Chang'e 6

Success
MAY 03202409:27:29 UTC

China's second lunar sample return mission and the first to collect material from the Moon's far side, targeting the southern Apollo basin at 43°S, 154°W. The return capsule touched down in Inner Mongolia on 25 June 2024 after a 53-day mission, carrying 1,935 grams of far-side lunar soil and rock.

launched fromLC-1Wenchang

aboardLong March 5Y8intoLunar

Payloads · 6

  • 01

    Chang'e 6 lander

    Lunar lander

  • 02

    Chang'e 6 ascent module

    Space rendezvous

  • 03

    Chang'e 6 orbiter

    Lunar orbiter

  • 04

    Chang'e 6 return capsule

    Lunar sample return

  • 05

    Jinchan

    Lunar rover

  • 06

    ICUBE-Q

    Lunar Orbiter