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Yutu
Yutu was launched on December 1, 2013 aboard a Chang Zheng 3B from Xichang. Latest status in GCAT: landed attached to another object (Dec 14, 2013).
COSPAR 2013-070GCAT D00936China
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Yutu
- Payload designation
- Chang'e-3 Rover
- International designator
- 2013-070
- GCAT identifier
- D00936
Mission
- Mission type
- —
- Owner
- CASC
- Country
- China
- Builder
- Chinese Academy of Space Technology, Beijing (CASC 5th Acad)
Launch
- Date
- December 1, 2013 · 17:30 UTC
- Launch record
- 2013-070Success
- Rocket
- Chang Zheng 3B
- Spaceport
- Xichang · pad LC2
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- PCO
- Status
- Landed attached to another object
- Status date
- December 14, 2013
Size
- Mass
- 140 kg
- Dry mass
- 140 kg
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D00936
- Final central body
- Luna
- Phase start
- December 5, 2013
- Phase outcome
- Landed attached to another object · December 14, 2013
- Destination
- Luna
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2013 | Earth | Dec 5, 2013 | Escaped to another body, attached | Luna |
| Dec 14, 2013 | Luna | Dec 14, 2013 | Deployed | Luna |
| Dec 14, 2013 | Luna | January 2017 | Stopped transmitting on the surface | Luna |
Landings and impacts
| World | Type | Result | Touchdown | Site | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luna | Rover | Landed and operated | Dec 14, 2013 | — | 44.12, -19.51 |
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).