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Chinese Lunar Exploration Program(CLEP)
Mission Launch Date Launch Vehicle Orbital Insertion Date Landing Date Return Date Notes Status Phase 1 Chang'e 1 24 Oct 2007 Long March 3A 7 Nov 2007 1 Mar 2009 - Lunar orbiter; first Chinese lunar mission. Success - Chang'e 2 1 Oct 2010 Long March 3C 6 Oct 2010 - - Lunar orbiter; following lunar orbit mission flew extended mission to 4179 Toutatis. Success Success Phase 2 Chang'e 3 1 Dec 2013 Long March 3B 6 Dec 2013 14 Dec 2013 - Lunar lander and rover; first Chinese lunar landing, landed in Mare Imbrium with Yutu 1. Success Ongoing Queqiao 1 20 May 2018 Long March 4C 14 Jun 2018 - - Relay satellite located at the Earth-Moon L2 point in order to allow communications with Chang'e 4. Success Ongoing Chang'e 4 7 Dec 2018 Long March 3B 12 Dec 2018 3 Jan 2019 - Lunar lander and rover; first soft landing on the Far side of the Moon, landed in Von Karman crater with Yutu-2. Success Ongoing Phase 3 Chang'e 5-T1 23 Oct 2014 Long March 3C 10 Jan 2015 - 31 Oct 2014 Experimental test flight testing technologies ahead of first Lunar sample return; tested return capsule and lunar orbit autonomous rendezvous techniques and other maneuvers. Success Success Chang'e 5 23 Nov 2020 Long March 5 28 Nov 2020 1 Dec 2020 16 Dec 2020 Lunar orbiter, lander, and sample return; which landed near Mons Rümker and returned 1731g of lunar soil to Earth. The service module made a visit to Lagrange point L1 and also performed a lunar flyby in extended mission. Success Ongoing Phase 4 Queqiao 2 20 Mar 2024 Long March 8 24 Mar 2024 - - Lunar Relay satellite to support communications for the upcoming lunar missions, including Chang'e 6, 7 and 8. Success Ongoing Chang'e 6 3 May 2024 Long March 5 8 May 2024 1 Jun 2024 25 June 2024 Lunar orbiter, lander, rover, and sample return; landed at the South Pole–Aitken basin on the far side of the Moon. Success —
Chang'e 7 2026 Long March 5 Lunar surface survey Lunar orbiter, lander, rover, and mini-flying probe; expected to perform in-depth exploration of the lunar south pole to look for resources. Chang'e 8 2028 Long March 5 Lunar surface survey Full mission details are currently unknown; will test ISRU and 3D-printing technologies, ahead of future crewed exploration of the Moon. 1st crewed lunar mission 2029-2030 Long March 10 Human landing on lunar surface 2 launches using the Long March 10 to place two astronauts on the lunar surface via the Mengzhou crewed lunar spacecraft and the Lanyue crewed lunar lander.
