Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- May 3, 2024, 09:27
- Launch designation
- 2024-083
- Mission
- Chang'e-6
- Vehicle flight ID
- Y8
- Year
- Launches in 2024
Orbit and payload
- Initial perigee
- 136 km
- Initial apogee
- 300 km
- Inclination
- 23.4°
- Payload mass to orbit
- 8.3 t
- Payloads
- 6
- GCAT launch code
- DS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chang'e-6 Guidao Qi | 2024-083ANORAD 59627 | Key Lab of Lunar and Deep Space Exploration | Deep space | 3,406 kg | Left Earth orbit for deep space · May 4, 2024 |
| ICUBE-Q | 2024-083CNORAD 59629 | Institute of Space Technology | Deep space | 7 kg | Left for deep space attached to another object · May 4, 2024 |
| Chang'e-6 Zhuolu Qi | 2024-083 | Key Lab of Lunar and Deep Space Exploration | — | — | — |
| Chang'e-6 Shangsheng Qi | 2024-083 | Key Lab of Lunar and Deep Space Exploration | — | — | — |
| Chang'e-6 Fanhui Qi | 2024-083 | Key Lab of Lunar and Deep Space Exploration | — | — | — |
| Jinchan | 2024-083 | Key Lab of Lunar and Deep Space Exploration | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.