# China to launch lunar far side sample return mission

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- 29-04-2024, 21:54
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# INA - SOURCES

# China rolled out the rocket to launch its Chang’e-6 mission early Saturday, with the aim of collecting the first lunar far side samples.

The eighth Long March 5 rocket was vertically transferred to the pad at Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan Island April 27.
The Chang’e-6 mission aims to land on the far side of the moon—a region never directly visible from Earth—collect up to 2,000 grams of lunar material and return it to Earth. Such a mission has never before been attempted.
A relay satellite, named Queqiao-2, was launched in March. It is now in a specialized lunar orbit to facilitate communications between the Chang’e-6 on the lunar far side and ground stations on Earth.
Chinese authorities have yet to disclose a launch time for Chang’e-6. However, navigation warnings indicate launch is expected early Friday, May 3.

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