Chang'e 4 lander

First-ever soft landing on the lunar far side.

Coordinates

-45.46, 177.59 (positive-east)

Era

B (1990-2019)

Parent mission

Chang'e 4

Role

lander

Operator

CNSA

Nation

China

Launched (UTC)

2018-12-07

Reached Moon (UTC)

2019-01-03 landing

Event type

lander

Outcome

success

Site

Von Karman crater (Statio Tianhe), SPA basin

Coordinate note

LROC-refined 45.4562S 177.5885E

Left on surface

biosphere experiment (cotton seeds)

Returned material

none

Current status

ACTIVE on surface

Operational status (derived)

active_powered

Source grade

primary

Primary source