Chang'e 6

Chang'e 6

Mission type	Surface sample return
Operator	CNSA
Start of mission
Launch date	c. 2020
Rocket	Chang Zheng 5
Launch site	Wenchang
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Selenocentric
Lunar orbiter
Orbital insertion	c. 2020
Lunar lander
Landing date	c. 2020
Chinese Lunar Exploration Program ← Chang'e 5

Chang'e 6 (Chinese: 嫦娥六号; pinyin: Cháng'é liùhào) is an unmanned Chinese lunar exploration mission currently speculated to be under development, which is expected to land on the Moon before 2020.^[1][2] Chang'e 6 will be China's second sample return mission. Like its predecessors, the spacecraft is named after the Chinese moon goddess Chang'e.

Mission profile

The probe will be launched by Long March 5 rocket in Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan Island.

References

1. "China Plans 2017 Lunar Sample-Return Mission". Aviationweek. Dec 16, 2013.
2. http://spaceref.com/asia/the-new-race-for-the-moon.html