flown missionSuccess

Long March 3A | Chang'e-1

China Aerospace Science and Technology CorporationLaunch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) — Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOct 24, 2007, 10:05 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: Chang'e-1
Type: Lunar Exploration
Target orbit: Lunar Orbit (LO)

China's first lunar orbiter. It achieved a 200km lunar orbit where it operated until being deliberately de-orbited and impacting the surface on March 1st, 2009.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Oct 24, 2007, 10:05 UTC
Window opens: Oct 24, 2007, 10:05 UTC
Window closes: Oct 24, 2007, 10:05 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 03:56 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Long March 3A
Family: Long March
Variant: A
Provider: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Type: Government
Country: CHN

launch site

Pad: Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Location: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Country: CHN
Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates: 28.2471, 102.0290