Chang’e 5

Chinese lunar exploration mission

Chang'e 5 was the fifth lunar exploration mission in the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program of CNSA, and China's first lunar sample-return mission. The spacecraft pair launched on 23 November 2020, atop a Long March 5 rocket from Wenchang Space Launch Site on Hainan Island, landed on the Moon on 1 December, collected ~1731 g (61.1 oz) of lunar samples, and returned to the Earth on 16 December.

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What it is

Sample return

Agency

CNSA

Landed on the Moon

2020

Landing site

Chang’e 5 · 43.06°N 51.92°W