Author Topic: Chang'e-6 lunar sample return - CZ-5 - Wenchang - May 3, 2024 (09:27 UTC) (Read 53430 times)

Phil Stooke · « **on:** 08/11/2017 05:41 am »

https://www.chinaspaceflight.com/satellite/Deepspace/CE-6/CE-6.html

CE-6 now being touted for 2020 and a south polar target. The rim of Shackleton crater is suggested, probably just for a simulation rather than serious site planning at this stage.

turbopumpfeedback2 · « **Reply #1 on:** 08/11/2017 10:50 am »

It seems unlikely Chang'e 6 will land in the permanently shadowed regions, since they use the rim of the Shackleton as an example mission. Hopefully the mission after that will land there.

zandr · « **Reply #2 on:** 03/25/2019 08:28 pm »

https://tass.ru/kosmos/6257386
Google translate:

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PARIS, March 25th. / TASS /. The French equipment will be used during the lunar mission of the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA), scheduled for 2023-2024. A corresponding agreement was signed between CNSA and the French Space Research Center (CNES) during the visit of PRC President Xi Jinping to France.
"China is using French scientific instruments aboard the Chang'e-6 mission in 2023-2024," the CNES press service said.

Satori · « **Reply #3 on:** 04/18/2019 02:19 pm »

China opens Chang'e-6 mission for international payloads.

China announced the cooperation plan for its future Chang'e-6 mission, offering to carry a total of 20 kg of solicited payloads, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Thursday.

zandr · « **Reply #4 on:** 04/19/2019 06:24 pm »

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The China National Space Administration (CNSA) delivered scientific data from payloads aboard the Chang’e-4 probe to international partners from Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands, on 18 April 2019, in Beijing, China. CNSA also invited international partners for cooperation on the Chang’e-6 lunar mission and an astroid exploration mission.
Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)

Lsquirrel · « **Reply #5 on:** 06/04/2019 02:16 am »

Chang'e-6 will be launched in 2024

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #6 on:** 06/04/2019 05:31 am »

Quote from: Lsquirrel on 06/04/2019 02:16 am

Chang'e-6 will be launched in 2024

Can you indicate on the chart where it shows that? My chinese is a little rusty. :-)

Lsquirrel · « **Reply #7 on:** 06/04/2019 08:06 am »

Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 06/04/2019 05:31 am

Quote from: Lsquirrel on 06/04/2019 02:16 am
Chang'e-6 will be launched in 2024

Can you indicate on the chart where it shows that? My chinese is a little rusty. :-)

Chang'e-7 will be launched in 2023, then Chang'e-6 in 2024
Chang'e-6 is a backup of Chang'e-5, it will be landed on the pole of moon
Chang'e-7 is a polar environment and resource prospector(a prospector/rover which will be developed with a 8 years mission design life)

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #8 on:** 06/05/2019 08:05 am »

Thanks very much Lsquirrel for the translations. Strange they don't show Chang'e 5 in that graph.

Phillip Clark · « **Reply #9 on:** 06/05/2019 09:17 am »

Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 06/05/2019 08:05 am

Thanks very much Lsquirrel for the translations. Strange they don't show Chang'e 5 in that graph.

Before the Chang'E 5 launch date can be specified we need to have the third flight of the CZ-5 to be successful, whenever that will be. The Chinese seem to be very quiet about what is happening with and when we can expect the third CZ-5 launch ...........

ZachS09 · « **Reply #10 on:** 06/05/2019 11:13 am »

Quote from: Phillip Clark on 06/05/2019 09:17 am

Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 06/05/2019 08:05 am
Thanks very much Lsquirrel for the translations. Strange they don't show Chang'e 5 in that graph.

Before the Chang'E 5 launch date can be specified we need to have the third flight of the CZ-5 to be successful, whenever that will be. The Chinese seem to be very quiet about what is happening with and when we can expect the third CZ-5 launch ...........

On the Chinese launch schedule, it says that Shijian 20 (the payload for the third Long March 5 flight) has been delayed to ?? from this year’s second quarter. I’m guessing it’s still because of the first stage’s YF-77 engines? They were the cause of the second mission’s failure in July 2017, which was two years ago.

Satori · « **Reply #11 on:** 04/25/2021 11:39 am »

Launch thread for Chang'e-6...

China aims to launch Chang'e-6 lunar probe around 2024.

China aims to launch the Chang'e-6 probe to collect samples in the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the far side of the moon around 2024, said a space expert on Saturday.

Vahe231991 · « **Reply #12 on:** 07/08/2021 10:24 pm »

https://www.space.com/china-chang-e-6-moon-sample-return-preparations

eeergo · « **Reply #13 on:** 07/26/2021 08:56 am »

This data relay craft appears to be more focused on the subsequent Chang'e-7 (also South lunar pole landing mission), but the timeline given is the same as for Chang'e-6 (2024). This "Queqiao-2" is probably planned to take over relay duties from the original Queqiao.

https://twitter.com/YuqiiQian/status/1419004826856435718

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #14 on:** 11/25/2022 08:06 am »

https://twitter.com/cnsawatcher/status/1596048713280933888

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On Nov 24, CNSA confirmed Chang’e 6 lunar landing mission will launch in 2025. Countries participating: 🇨🇳🇪🇺🇫🇷🇮🇹🇸🇪🇵🇰. Also confirmed by CNSA: “hopper” probes will explore shadowed craters for iced water in Chang’e 7 & 8. Source: https://share.api.weibo.cn/share/350317186,4839411420501577.html?weibo_id=4839411420501577

eeergo · « **Reply #15 on:** 11/25/2022 10:16 am »

Notably, NOT Russia (and YES Europe), in spite of the increasingly-farcical ILRS MoMs.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #16 on:** 12/14/2022 08:23 pm »

https://twitter.com/aj_fi/status/1603135822202638337

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Four international payloads to fly on the Chang'e-6 lunar far side sample return mission in 2025: Laser retroreflector from Italy, Negative Ions at the Lunar Surface (NILS) from Sweden/ESA, DORN radon detector from France, and the ICUBE-Q cubesat from Pakistan.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #17 on:** 01/17/2023 05:44 am »

https://twitter.com/cnspaceflight/status/1615220282297561088

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Chang'e-6, to launch NET 2024, will use a distant retrograde orbit.
Queqiao-2 data relay satellite will be launched in early 2024 to support Chang'e-6/7/8

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #18 on:** 02/06/2023 10:46 am »

https://twitter.com/cnspaceflight/status/1622556020722794496

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Wu Weiren: Chang'e-6 targets to return ~2000g samples from the far side of the Moon

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #19 on:** 04/06/2023 04:48 am »

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According to a new CCTV documentary, the French outgassing RadoN detector on Change-6 is undergoing tests and is expected to be delivered to China soon

https://twitter.com/cnspaceflight/status/1643836254616944640

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Detector on Chang'e-6 lander