Flight

Chang'e-5

2020-11-23 · landing 2020-12-01 · Chang'e-5 lander + ascender · landed

CNSA national lunar sample-return (near side).

Stack

PrimeChina National Space Administration (CNSA)

VehicleChang'e-5 lander + ascender

Launch vehicleLong March 5

SiteMons Rümker / Oceanus Procellarum region

Themes

SubsurfaceDrills, heat-flow probes, radar, ice mining, scoops: when listed on a flight.

LandersCommercial cargo landers and human landing systems.

Getting thereLaunch vehicles, transfer stages, and in-space refuel.

Tech demosHardware and software proving themselves in the real lunar environment before becoming standard kit.

Science & sensingComposition, radiation, dust, heat, and the lunar environment.

Lasers, mapping & navigationLidar, cameras, retroreflectors, and landing navigation.

Rovers & hoppersWhat moves after landing: scout rovers, hoppers, and crewed lunar terrain vehicles.

Culture & memoryArt, archives, memorials, and time-capsule cargo: culture riding the same flights as science.

Companies

Prime

China National Space Administration (CNSA)Chang'e-5 lander + sample return stack (CNSA)

Named on this flight

China Academy of Space TechnologyCAST Chang'e-5 four-module spacecraft system

Named suppliers

The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityPolyU surface sampling and packing system (Chang'e-5)

Jobs

CAST Chang'e-5 four-module spacecraft system

China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) designed/developed Chang'e-5 four-module stack (orbiter/service module, lander, ascender, returner) for CNSA lunar sample return. · China Academy of Space Technology · eoportal.org

Chang'e-5 Earth return capsule

The Chang'e-5 return capsule brought lunar samples through Earth's atmosphere and was recovered. · China National Space Administration (CNSA) · cnsa.gov.cn

Chang'e-5 lander + sample return stack (CNSA)

CNSA/CAST Chang'e-5 lunar sample return stack is lander, ascender, orbiter, return capsule (~1.7 kg samples). · China National Space Administration (CNSA) · cnsa.gov.cn

Chang'e-5 lunar ascent vehicle

CNSA/CAST ascent stage from lunar surface to lunar orbit for sample canister transfer on Chang'e-5. · China National Space Administration (CNSA) · cnsa.gov.cn

Chang'e-5 lunar samples (~1.7 kg)

Returned lunar regolith/rock samples (~1.731 kg public figure class) for science distribution. · China National Space Administration (CNSA) · cnsa.gov.cn

Chang'e-5 orbiter / service module

CAST service module (orbiter) provided lunar-orbit support, automated rendezvous/docking with ascender, sample canister handoff, and Earth-return trajectory for the return capsule. · China National Space Administration (CNSA) · cnsa.gov.cn

Long March 5 launch (Chang'e-5)

CASC's Long March 5 launched Chang'e-5 from Wenchang. · China National Space Administration (CNSA) · cnsa.gov.cn

Lunar Mineralogical Spectrometer LMS (Chang'e-5)

Visible/near-IR Lunar Mineralogical Spectrometer (LMS) on Chang'e-5 lander for in-situ mineralogy and sampling-site spectral characterization (~0.48. · China National Space Administration (CNSA) · nssdc.ac.cn

Lunar Regolith Penetrating Radar LRPR (Chang'e-5)

Chang'e-5 lander Lunar Regolith Penetrating Radar (LRPR) array radar for shallow subsurface structure to support drill/sampling site characterization. · China National Space Administration (CNSA) · nssdc.ac.cn

Panoramic Camera PCAM (Chang'e-5)

Chang'e-5 lander Panoramic Camera (PCAM) for landing-site context imaging supporting sampling operations and site geology documentation. · China National Space Administration (CNSA) · nssdc.ac.cn

PolyU surface sampling and packing system (Chang'e-5)

Hong Kong Polytechnic University Surface Sampling and Packing System (Samplers A/B, near-field cameras, sealing/packaging) for multi-point surface regolith scooping on Chang'e-5 lander, developed with CAST. · The Hong Kong Polytechnic University · polyu.edu.hk

Cargo

PolyU surface sampling and packing system (Chang'e-5)

Hong Kong Polytechnic University Surface Sampling and Packing System (Samplers A/B, near-field cameras, sealing/packaging) for multi-point surface regolith scooping on Chang'e-5 lander, developed with CAST. · China National Space Administration (CNSA) · en.wikipedia.org

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