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Chang'e Lander at The Moon

Robotic lunar landers using multi-beam obstacle-avoidance LiDAR and autonomous hazard-avoidance hover/descent (Chang'e 3 onward).

Chang'e Lander by China National Space Administration · Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified

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PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of CNSA/CCTV

Chinese state broadcaster footage of the Chang'e-6 probe's autonomous landing on the Moon's far side (June 2024), part of the mission that achieved the first-ever far-side sample return. A success, attributed to the CNSA program.

The Chang'e 5 lander conducted a near-side sample-return mission in Oceanus Procellarum near Mons Rumker, landing on 2020-12-01 and using a robotic scoop and drill to collect samples. It returned 1,731 g of lunar material to Earth on 2020-12-16, marking the mission a success.

Key facts

Mission
Chang'e 5
Outcome
Near-side sample-return landing (Oceanus Procellarum near Mons Rumker), 2020-12-01; robotic scoop+drill sample collection; returned 1,731 g to Earth 2020-12-16 (success)

Safety record

No incidents on record for Chang'e Lander at The Moon.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier
Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-07-10
Model
Chang'e Lander
Company
China National Space Administration
Location
The Moon
Status
ended
Operator type
maker operated
First seen
2020-12-01
ID
d6f1d3d3-c97c-471d-90d1-3f470dcac78f

Timeline

  1. Dec 2020
    First recorded
    Chang'e Lander first documented operating at The Moon.
  2. Dec 2020
    created
  3. Jul 2026
    Current status: ended, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (2)

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang%27e_5
  2. https://spacenews.com/chinas-change-5-returns-to-earth-with-samples/
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-10

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-10

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: space

Sources by quality tier

1
knowledge-base
Knowledge base
1
unclassified
Unclassified source

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Common questions

What is the Chang'e Lander deployment at The Moon?
Chang'e Lander, built by China National Space Administration, is recorded as a deployment at The Moon on the DEPLOY registry. China National Space Administration operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Chang'e Lander at The Moon?
China National Space Administration, the manufacturer of Chang'e Lander, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Chang'e Lander deployment at The Moon go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting December 1, 2020 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Is the Chang'e Lander deployment at The Moon still active?
As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is no longer operating at this location.
Have there been incidents at the Chang'e Lander deployment at The Moon?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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