CASC · Aerospace · 2020
First lunar sample return mission since the Soviet Luna 24 in 1976. Landed in Mons Rümker region of Oceanus Procellarum on 1 December 2020, used a robotic arm and drill to collect 1.731 kg of lunar regolith, and launched it back to Earth via the ascent stage on 3 December. Samples were the youngest ever collected from the Moon (~2 billion years old), reshaping understanding of lunar volcanism.
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View full interactive profile, comparisons & videos →| Category | Aerospace |
| Sub-type | Planetary Lander |
| Status | Active |
| Year | 2020 |
| Origin | China |
| Also known as | 嫦娥五号, Chang'e-5 |
| Announced | 2011 |
| Released | 2020-12-01 |
| Weight | 3780 kg |
| Frame | Aluminum alloy |
| Degrees of freedom | 5 |
| Payload | 2 kg |
| Reach | 3500 mm |
| Chipset | SPARC V8 rad-hardened (Chinese-developed) |
| Actuator type | Brushless DC motors |
| Made in | China |