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2013-0434
CHANG'E 3
CHANG'E 3 (NORAD 39458) landed on the Moon on 14 December 2013, 13 days after launch.
Official date
NORAD number
39458
International designator
2013-070A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
China
Launched
1 Dec 2013Xichang
Flight ended (UTC)
14 Dec 2013Recorded time 13:11 UTC
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Landed on the Moon
Final destination
The Moon
Mass
3,780 kg
Operator
China Aerospace
Built by
CAST
Bus
DFH-3
Programme
Chang'e
Life in orbit
13 daysAlso ended on 14 Dec 2013
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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