Author Topic: LIVE: Chang'e-3 lunar probe and rover Lunar Landing December 14, 2013 (Read 689520 times)

Svetoslav · « **Reply #960 on:** 01/11/2018 07:14 pm »

So Chang'e is working for more than four years on the Moon. Is it already a record?

Phil Stooke · « **Reply #961 on:** 01/17/2018 04:26 pm »

It is the longest surviving lander - still doing science with its UV telescope, the only functioning instrument. The actual longest operating equipment of any kind on the lunar surface was the Apollo 12 ALSEP, parts of which operated from late 1969 to the turn-off in 1977.

matthewkantar · « **Reply #962 on:** 01/17/2018 05:03 pm »

The retroreflectors placed during the Apollo missions and also (I think) a Lunakhod mission still work fine.

Matthew

DF2MZ · « **Reply #963 on:** 01/17/2018 09:09 pm »

Well, yes, the reflectors. What should prevent them from working? Probably just the project budgets down here on earth to use them.

Chang'e-3 is an active system. She is taking measurements and pictures and she is actively transmitting to earth.

DF2MZ · « **Reply #964 on:** 02/07/2018 08:24 pm »

The Chang'e-3 lander is active again. I observed carrier and data signals on 8496 MHz and 8470 MHz on Feb 5 and Feb 7. Signal characteristics are similar to those shown in my posts from January. Yutu remains silent.

Phillip Clark · « **Reply #965 on:** 07/02/2018 09:25 pm »

Chang'E 3 is still alive.

https://gbtimes.com/the-change-3-lunar-lander-is-still-waking-up-after-nearly-five-years-on-the-moon

eeergo · « **Reply #966 on:** 12/18/2018 12:51 pm »

Chang'e-3, still functioning, has been commanded to hibernate while Chang'e-4 lands.

https://twitter.com/AJ_FI/status/1074752450026971136

Blackstar · « **Reply #967 on:** 12/18/2018 01:23 pm »

Now imagine if CE3 had a seismometer. Some very long baseline data could have been collected. I hope the Chinese consider this for their future missions.