Long March 3B | Chang'e 3 & Yutu

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Long March 3B | Chang'e 3 & Yutu

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 type: Robotic Exploration · Orbit: Lunar Orbit

Rocket: Long March 3B · Provider: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Launch pad

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · View on map (opens in new tab)