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Chang'e-1
Long March 3AChina Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Wednesday, October 24, 2007 · 10:05 AM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Vehicle
Long March 3A
Profile →The Long March 10A is a human-rated launch vehicle designed to replace the current Long March 2F, along with the Low Earth Orbit version of China's Mengzhou crewed spacecraft, as their...
Height67.4 m
LEO Payload18,000 kg
Launches600
Successes575
Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Profile →CHN • Founded 1999
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufactu...
Mission Brief
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.
PayloadChang'e-1
OrbitLunar Orbit
CustomerChinese Lunar Exploration Program
Stages2
PadLaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Site lock
Launch Site
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
28.247°N, 102.029°E
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
