Sample Return Lander
Chang’e 6 Lander
Chang’e 6 Lander is currently about 385,650 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 to return samples from the far side of the Moon. It landed in the Apollo basin in June 2024 and sent 1,935 grams of lunar soil back to Earth.
The descent stage remains at the landing site in the South Pole-Aitken basin.
Right now
- Distance from Earth
- 385,650 km (0.003 AU)
- Distance from the Sun
- 150,771,456 km (1.008 AU)
- One-way signal time
- 1 seconds
The mission
- Status
- Historical
- Operator
- CNSA
- Launched
- 2024
- Operating
- Moon