Long March 5 | Chang'e 5
Launch Successful
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Nov. 23, 2020, 8:30 p.m.
Launch Window
Nov. 23, 2020, 8:30 p.m. - Nov. 23, 2020, 9:15 p.m.
Nov. 23, 2020, 8:30 p.m. - Nov. 23, 2020, 9:15 p.m.
Chang'e 5 (Chinese: 嫦娥五号; pinyin: Cháng'é wǔhào) is a robotic Chinese lunar exploration mission consisting of a lander and a sample-return vehicle. It is scheduled for launch in 2020,[2][3] after being postponed due to the failure of the second Long March 5 launch vehicle in 2017.[6] Chang'e 5 will ...
Chang'e 5 is China's robotic lunar sample return mission, which is set to bring back at least 2 kg of lunar soils and rock samples. The probe will perform a soft landing on the Moon, then rendezvous and dock with the return module in lunar orbit and fly back to Earth.
Updating launch time per insider source which seems to be accurate per amateur calculations of lunar launch windows.
Go for launch per marine space closure notice.
All Chinese rumors/signs points to launch on early morning LT November 24/evening November 23 UTC, probably around 18:00 - 22:00 UTC.
Long March 5 is a Chinese heavy lift launch system developed by China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT). CZ-5 is the first Chinese vehicle designed from the ground up to focus on non-hypergolic liquid rocket propellants. Currently, two CZ-5 vehicle configurations are planned, with maximum payload capacities of ~25,000 kilograms (55,000 lb) to LEO and ~14,000 kilograms (31,000 lb) to GTO. The Long March 5 roughly matches the capabilities of American EELV heavy-class vehicles such as the Delta IV Heavy.
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 manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.
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The orbiter from China’s 2020 Chang'e-5 lunar sample return mission has entered orbit around Sun-Earth Lagrange point 1 as part of an extended mission.
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China’s Chang’e-5 orbiter is heading for a gravitationally stable point in space on an extended mission after delivering fresh lunar samples to Earth.
The country returned about 2kg of rocks from the Moon's surface.
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