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Yutu-2
Yutu-2 was launched on December 7, 2018 aboard a Chang Zheng 3B from Xichang. Latest status in GCAT: landed attached to another object (Jan 3, 2019).
COSPAR 2018-103GCAT D01019China
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Yutu-2
- Payload designation
- Chang'e-4 Rover
- International designator
- 2018-103
- GCAT identifier
- D01019
Mission
- Mission type
- —
- Owner
- CASC
- Country
- China
- Builder
- Chinese Academy of Space Technology, Beijing (CASC 5th Acad)
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)
- PCO
- Status
- Landed attached to another object
- Status date
- January 3, 2019
Size
- Mass
- 140 kg
- Dry mass
- 140 kg
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D01019
- Final central body
- Luna
- Phase start
- December 10, 2018
- Phase outcome
- Landed attached to another object · January 3, 2019
- Destination
- Luna
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2018 | Earth | Dec 10, 2018 | Escaped to another body, attached | Luna |
| Jan 3, 2019 | Luna | Jan 3, 2019 | Deployed | Luna |
| Jan 3, 2019 | Luna | — | Stopped transmitting on the surface | Luna |
Landings and impacts
| World | Type | Result | Touchdown | Site | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luna | Rover | Landed and operated | Jan 3, 2019 | — | -45.46, 177.59 |
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).