CHANGE E 5-T1

CHANGE E 5-T1 is no longer on orbit
CHANGE E 5-T1 is classified as:

Space & Earth Science

NORAD ID: 40283

Int'l Code: 2014-065A

Launch date: October 23, 2014
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: Xichang Space Center, China (XSC)
Decay date: 2014-10-31

CHANG'E-5 T1 is a demonstrator probe launched on a round-trip flight around the moon to test out a heat shield and landing capsule planned for use on a lunar sample return mission in 2017. The demonstrator will swing around the far side of the moon, using lunar gravity to slingshot the craft back to Earth.

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