# Chang'e Lander: robot model

Canonical ID: `1a24b3cb-7d0c-4941-8fe0-fd386afbd950`

- **Slug:** change-lander
- **Form factor:** space
- **Maturity stage:** production
- **Lifecycle:** active
- **Deployments registered:** 4

## Specs

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

## Deployments

- [change-5-moon-2020](/deployments/change-5-moon-2020.md) at The Moon (id: `d6f1d3d3-c97c-471d-90d1-3f470dcac78f`)
- [change-4-moon-2019](/deployments/change-4-moon-2019.md) at The Moon (id: `4c7ba169-c58f-4e5e-8c5d-19cd67aa1309`)
- [change-3-moon-2013](/deployments/change-3-moon-2013.md) at The Moon (id: `9960cf63-6190-4d1e-b328-986178aeac9d`)
- [change-6-moon-2024](/deployments/change-6-moon-2024.md) at The Moon (id: `83649fbf-8308-4362-a365-f268292773ec`)

## Manufacturer-attributed media (1)

_Manufacturer-supplied at the model level; not tied to an independently verified named-site deployment. Verification posture is product-showcase from the maker._

- **video**: [Chang'e-6 far-side lunar landing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIhzeWfvaeg). _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.


## Supply chain

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this model's suppliers._

_Suppliers appear when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## 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.


## Sources (1)

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

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