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the Moon · All Worlds · Explore · 1926–2026 · 2 of 37 located marks in focus · editorial corpus · no live source connected
mission
Close ✕Chang’e 2
Mapped candidate landing sites, then left the Moon entirely to fly past the asteroid Toutatis. Orbiter, operated by CNSA of China. Robotic.
No recorded place · 2010-10-01 – 2010-10-06
Lunar mission
Operated byCNSA · CN
ProgrammeChang’e
ClassOrbiter · robotic
Outcomesuccess
Launched2010-10-01
Arrived2010-10-06
PositionThis mission did not reach the surface. It has no position because it never had one.
Connections
Mission history61 missions · 1959 → 2026 · 2 planned
1145 objects · 280 located (1 withheld pending verification) · 865 unlocated · No relief basemap · marks drawn only from sourced coordinates