Who makes Chang'e Lander?

Chang'e Lander is made by China National Space Administration, based in Beijing, China, founded in 1993.

Where is Chang'e Lander deployed?

4 verified deployments of Chang'e Lander are on the DEPLOY registry, including at The Moon.

What is Chang'e Lander's maturity stage?

Chang'e Lander is at the production stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Production stage means high-volume manufacture and commercial-scale deployments are sustained.

Robot model

Chang'e Lander

Name: Chang'e Lander
Brand: China National Space Administration

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

Chang'e Lander is a space robot built by China National Space Administration. · Documented in 4 deployments in The Moon.

Track Chang'e LanderEmail on verified state changes. Cap-flags flow through.

Machine-readable surfaces

Markdown mirror: /models/change-lander.md
JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
REST API: /v1/models/1a24b3cb-7d0c-4941-8fe0-fd386afbd950
Revision history: /models/change-lander/history
Data documentation: /data
Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP

Form factor: space
Maturity stage: production
Lifecycle: active
Deployments: 4
ID: 1a24b3cb-7d0c-4941-8fe0-fd386afbd950

Deploy Watch

Track Chang'e Lander on Deploy.

We notify you when pricing, deployment status, or regulatory state changes against primary-source evidence, not when the maker issues claims.

Specs

role: lunar lander / sample return
autonomy: autonomous final descent + onboard hazard avoidance

Recent deployments (4)

Manufacturer-attributed media (1)

Manufacturer-supplied media at the model level. Not tied to an independently verified named-site deployment. Verification posture is product-showcase from the maker, distinct from the deployment-verified evidence in the section above.

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. State-affiliated: the footage is CNSA-released via Chinese state media, and no independent maker channel exists.

Sources (1)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang%27e_6

Common questions

What is Chang'e Lander?: Robotic lunar landers using multi-beam obstacle-avoidance LiDAR and autonomous hazard-avoidance hover/descent (Chang'e 3 onward).
Who makes Chang'e Lander?: Chang'e Lander is made by China National Space Administration, based in Beijing, China, founded in 1993.
Where is Chang'e Lander deployed?: 4 verified deployments of Chang'e Lander are on the DEPLOY registry, including at The Moon.
What is Chang'e Lander's maturity stage?: Chang'e Lander is at the production stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Production stage means high-volume manufacture and commercial-scale deployments are sustained.

Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-05

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-05

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: space

Sources by quality tier

1: knowledge-base; Knowledge base

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.