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Chang’e-5 launch
Nov 23, 2020
The Long March-5 Y5 launch vehicle launched the Chang’e-5 lunar probe from the Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Province, China, on 23 November 2020, at 20:30 UTC (24 November, 04:30 local time). Chang’e-5 (嫦娥五号) is China’s first mission to attempt to collect samples from the Moon and bring them back to Earth. Currently, Long March-5 Y5 is scheduled to launch Chang’e-5 “in late November 2020”.
Chang’e-5 to sample Mons Rümker, Oceanus Procellarum
Nov 25, 2020
The Chang’e-5 lunar mission will attempt to land near Mons Rümker, a volcanic complex in the northern region of Oceanus Procellarum. The spacecraft will try to collect about 2 kilograms of lunar soil and return the samples to Earth. According to Lin Yangting (professor, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences), a joint team will be formed with European researchers to study the samples, part of the cooperation with the European Space Agency.
Chang’e-5 ready for landing
Nov 29, 2020
The Chang’e-5 lunar mission has successfully performed a second braking maneuver on 29 November 2020, at 12:23 UTC (20:23 China Standard Time) and entered into a near-circular orbit around the Moon. On 29 November 2020, at 20:40 UTC (30 November, 04:40 China Standard Time), the Chang’e-5 lander-ascender separated from the orbiter-sample return vehicle. Chang’e-5 will attempt to make a soft landing on the near side of the Moon, near Mons Rümker, a volcanic complex in the northern region of Oceanus Procellarum.
Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)
Chang’e-5 lander separates from orbiter
Chang’e-5 landing on the Moon
Dec 1, 2020
China’s Chang’e-5 lunar mission has successfully landed on the near side of the Moon, near Mons Rümker, a volcanic complex in the northern region of Oceanus Procellarum, on 1 December 2020, at 15:11 UTC (23:11 China Standard Time). The Chang’e-5 lander will attempt to collect about 2kg of soil samples and return them to Earth.
Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)/China National Space Administration (CNSA)
Music: Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven courtesy of YouTube Audio Library
Chang’e-5 landing
Chang’e-5 collecting lunar samples
Dec 1, 2020
Chang’e-5 landed on the near side of the Moon, near 51.8 degrees west longitude and 43.1 degrees north latitude, on 1 December 2020, at 15:11 UTC. The lander started drilling for samples, collecting samples from the surface and storing them in the ascent module. According to CNSA, Chang’e-5 finished the tasks on 1 December 2020, at 20:53 (2 December, 04:53 China Standard Time). The lander also made observations of the nearby lunar rocks
Chang’e-5 ascends to lunar orbit
Dec 3, 2020
The Chang’e-5 ascender separated from the lander on 3 December 2020, at 15:10 UTC (23:10 China Standard Time), and entered on an orbit around the Moon approximately six minutes later. The ascender deployed its solar panels and will rendezvous with the orbiter-sample return vehicle after a series of orbit raising maneuvers.
Chang’e-5 seen by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Dec 5, 2020
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter observed China’s Chang’e-5 lander-ascender one day after it landed on the near side of the Moon, near Mons Rümker, in the northern region of Oceanus Procellarum, on 1 December 2020, at 15:11 UTC (23:11 China Standard Time). The LROC team computed the coordinates of the lander to be 43.0576° N, 308.0839°E, –2570 m elevation, with an estimated accuracy of plus-or-minus 20 meters.
Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University
Chang’e-5 - rendezvous and docking explained
Dec 5, 2020
The Chang’e-5 ascender and orbiter-sample return vehicle will automatically dock in lunar orbit. Li Gefei (researcher, Beijing Aerospace Control Center) explains the rendezvous maneuvers and Peng Jing (deputy chief designer of the Chang’e-5 probe) explains the docking process.
Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)
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