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Chang'e-1

Long March 3A

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Launch Status
Success

Mission


Chang’e-1

  • Type: Lunar Exploration
  • Orbit: Lunar Orbit

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.

Location


Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)

Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People’s Republic of China

Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) has witnessed the launch of 94 rockets, including 94 orbital launch attempts, while Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People’s Republic of China, has been the site for 213 rocket launches.

Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)

Rocket


China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Long March 3A

Long March 3A

Agency


China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
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