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Chang'e 5-T1 service module

Free-return capsule trajectory test; later lunar-orbit ops.

Era
B (1990-2019)
Parent mission
Chang'e 5-T1
Role
service module
Operator
CNSA
Nation
China
Launched (UTC)
2014-10-23
Reached Moon (UTC)
2014-10-27 flyby / 2015-01 orbit test
Event type
orbiter/flyby
Outcome
success
Site
Orbiter
Left on surface
none
Returned material
none
Current status
departed/decayed (variable)
Operational status (derived)
inactive
Source grade
secondary

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