Chang'e 3

Status unknown

Facts last verified against primary sources on 2026-10-10

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Facts

Operator: CNSA
Country: CN
Type: lander
Launch: 2013-12-01 17:30 UTC
Landing: 2013-12-14 13:11 UTC

Landing site

Mare Imbrium · 44.1214°N 19.5117°W ± 9.1 m

Soft landing · source: pds.lroc.im-ldi.com

Landed

Planned landing site

Crash or hard landing

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Timeline

2013-12-14 20:35 UTCYutu rover drove onto the surface

Links

Sources

LROC Anthropogenic (man-made) Features on the Moon, PDS LRO-L-LROC-5-RDR-V1.0 EXTRAS/SHAPEFILE/ANTHROPOGENIC_OBJECTS (Wagner et al. 2017, Icarus 283, 92-103)README last updated 2026-08-142026-10-10
Siddiqi, A. A. (2018) Beyond Earth: A Chronicle of Deep Space Exploration, 1958-2016, NASA SP-2018-40412nd edition, 20182026-10-10
NSSDCA, Lunar Exploration Timeline2026-10-10
LROC: Chang'e 3 Lander and Rover From Above2026-10-10
NSSDCA Master Catalog: Chang'e 3 (2013-070A)2026-10-10

Generated 2026-10-10T00:00:00Z

Lander delivered the Yutu rover (separate record yutu). Coordinates from LROC NAC images (LROC anthropogenic objects table). Times from Siddiqi (2018). Status 'unknown': Siddiqi (2018) reports at least one lander instrument (the ultraviolet telescope) still active as of June 2018, and no end-of-mission date was found in the sources fetched. NSSDCA Master Catalog record returned an error page when fetched on 2026-10-10.