Chang'e
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Chang'e may refer to:
- Chang'eChang'eChang'e may refer to:* Chang'e - a traditional Chinese lunar goddess* The Chinese Chang'e space program, part of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program :** Chang'e 1 - the first CLEP lunar orbiter, launched on 24 October 2007...
- a traditional Chinese lunar goddess - The Chinese Chang'e space program, part of the Chinese Lunar Exploration ProgramChinese Lunar Exploration ProgramChinese Lunar Exploration Program , also known as the Chang'e program, is a program of robotic and human missions to the Moon undertaken by the China National Space Administration , the space agency of the People's Republic of China...
(CLEP):- Chang'e 1 - the first CLEP lunar orbiter, launched on 24 October 2007
- Chang'e 2Chang'e 2Chang'e 2 is a Chinese unmanned lunar probe that was launched on 1 October 2010. It was a follow-up to the Chang'e 1 lunar probe, which was launched in 2007. Chang'e 2 was part of the first phase of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, and conducted research from a 100-kilometer-high lunar orbit...
- the second CLEP orbiter, launched on 1 October 2010 - Chang'e 3Chang'e 3Chang'e 3 is a Chinese lunar exploration mission, incorporating a robotic lander and rover. Scheduled for launch in 2013 as part of the second phase of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, it will be China's first lunar rover, and the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the Moon since the...
- a CLEP lunar lander and rover scheduled for launch in 2013 - Chang'e 4 - a lunar lander, possibly to be launched in 2015
- Chang'e 5 - a lunar sample-return mission scheduled for launch in 2017
- Chang-Ngo (crater) - a crater on the Moon