Lunar Lander and Rover
Chang’e 4 / Yutu-2
Chang’e 4 / Yutu-2 is currently about 385,707 kilometres from Earth, or 0.003 astronomical units, which puts a one-way radio signal 1 seconds out. It is 1.008 astronomical units from the Sun.
The first mission ever to land on the far side of the Moon, in Von Kármán crater. Its Yutu-2 rover became the longest-operating lunar rover in history.
Relies on the Queqiao relay satellite to talk to Earth from the far side.
Right now
- Distance from Earth
- 385,707 km (0.003 AU)
- Distance from the Sun
- 150,771,496 km (1.008 AU)
- One-way signal time
- 1 seconds
The mission
- Status
- Operational
- Operator
- CNSA
- Launched
- 2018
- Operating
- Moon