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Chang'e 4
Chinese lunar lander. Chang'e 4 was launched on December 7, 2018 aboard a Chang Zheng 3B from Xichang. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Dec 8, 2018).
COSPAR 2018-103ANORAD 43845China
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Chang'e-4
- Common name
- Chang'e 4
- International designator
- 2018-103A
- NORAD catalog number
- 43845
- GCAT identifier
- S43845
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/898
Mission
- Mission type
- Deep space
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Chang'e
- Owner
- CASC
- Country
- China
- Builder
- Chinese Academy of Space Technology, Beijing (CASC 5th Acad)
- Platform (bus)
- DFH-3
Launch
- Date
- December 7, 2018 · 18:23 UTC
- Launch record
- 2018-103Success
- Rocket
- Chang Zheng 3B
- Spaceport
- Xichang · pad LC2
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- CLO
- Perigee
- -1,416 km
- Apogee
- 423,507 km
- Inclination
- 29.45°
- Status
- Left Earth orbit for deep space
- Status date
- December 8, 2018
- Last known active
- January 2023
Size
- Mass
- 3,640 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,200 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 3,780 kg
- Length
- 2.2 m
- Diameter
- 1.70 m
- Span
- 10.0 m
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D01017
- Final central body
- Luna
- Phase start
- December 10, 2018
- Phase outcome
- Entered orbit around the target · December 12, 2018
- Destination
- Luna
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2018 | Earth | Dec 10, 2018 | Escaped to another body | Luna |
| Dec 12, 2018 | Luna | Jan 3, 2019 | Landed | 177.6E 45.5S |
| Jan 3, 2019 | Luna | — | Stopped transmitting on the surface | Luna |
Landings and impacts
| World | Type | Result | Touchdown | Site | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luna | Lander (powered landing) | Landed and operated | Jan 3, 2019 | Statio Tianhe | -45.46, 177.59 |
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q723045 (CC0).