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China-Lunar Mission/Chang'e-6/Launch
Wenchang City, Hainan Province, south China - May 3, 2024 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Long March-5 Y8 carrier rocket at launch tower
2. Various of rocket, carrying Chang'e-6 spacecraft, blasting off, flying in sky
3. Real-time image showing boosters separating from rocket
4. Animation showing rocket flying
5. Various of real-time image showing rocket flying
6. Real-time image showing fairing separating from rocket
7. Real-time image showing rocket flying
8. Animation showing rocket flying
9. Real-time image showing separation process of two-stage rocket
10. Technicians applauding
11. Real-time image showing separation process of two-stage rocket
12. Various of real-time image showing rocket flying
13. Real-time image showing second stage engine of rocket shut down
14. Various of real-time image, animation showing rocket flying
15. Screen showing flight time
16. Animation showing second stage engine reigniting
17. Technicians applauding
18. Real-time image showing second stage engine of rocket shut down
19. Technicians applauding
20. Various of real-time image, animation showing rocket flying
21. Various of real-time image showing rocket, spacecraft separating; technicians applauding
22. Animation showing spacecraft in orbit
China launched the Chang'e-6 lunar probe on Friday to collect and return the first ever lunar samples from the far side of the moon.
The probe, atop a Long March-5 Y8 carrier rocket, blasted off at 17:27 (Beijing time) from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, marking the start of its mission that will last about 53 days.
It follows in the footsteps of the country's first lunar sample return mission, Chang'e-5, which was launched in 2020 and brought back 1,731 grams of samples from the near side of the moon.
Chang'e-6 is set to land on the South Pole-Aitken Basin, one of the three major lunar landforms with significant scientific value. Once there, the probe will collect samples from different regions and ages, providing invaluable insights into the moon.
The mission marks another milestone in China's lunar exploration program. Back in 2019, the country's Chang'e-4 probe touched down on the far side of the moon, becoming the first spacecraft to complete a soft-landing on the moon's uncharted side.
China is also advancing plans to complete its first manned space mission to the moon by 2030, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
Last month, the Queqiao-2 relay satellite was successfully deployed and put into orbit in order to facilitate communications between the far side of the moon and the Earth.
China-Lunar Mission/Chang'e-6/Launch
Dateline : May 3, 2024
Location : China
Duration : 2'52
Wenchang City, Hainan Province, south China - May 3, 2024 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Long March-5 Y8 carrier rocket at launch tower
2. Various of rocket, carrying Chang'e-6 spacecraft, blasting off, flying in sky
3. Real-time image showing boosters separating from rocket
4. Animation showing rocket flying
5. Various of real-time image showing rocket flying
6. Real-time image showing fairing separating from rocket
7. Real-time image showing rocket flying
8. Animation showing rocket flying
9. Real-time image showing separation process of two-stage rocket
10. Technicians applauding
11. Real-time image showing separation process of two-stage rocket
12. Various of real-time image showing rocket flying
13. Real-time image showing second stage engine of rocket shut down
14. Various of real-time image, animation showing rocket flying
15. Screen showing flight time
16. Animation showing second stage engine reigniting
17. Technicians applauding
18. Real-time image showing second stage engine of rocket shut down
19. Technicians applauding
20. Various of real-time image, animation showing rocket flying
21. Various of real-time image showing rocket, spacecraft separating; technicians applauding
22. Animation showing spacecraft in orbit
China launched the Chang'e-6 lunar probe on Friday to collect and return the first ever lunar samples from the far side of the moon.
The probe, atop a Long March-5 Y8 carrier rocket, blasted off at 17:27 (Beijing time) from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, marking the start of its mission that will last about 53 days.
It follows in the footsteps of the country's first lunar sample return mission, Chang'e-5, which was launched in 2020 and brought back 1,731 grams of samples from the near side of the moon.
Chang'e-6 is set to land on the South Pole-Aitken Basin, one of the three major lunar landforms with significant scientific value. Once there, the probe will collect samples from different regions and ages, providing invaluable insights into the moon.
The mission marks another milestone in China's lunar exploration program. Back in 2019, the country's Chang'e-4 probe touched down on the far side of the moon, becoming the first spacecraft to complete a soft-landing on the moon's uncharted side.
China is also advancing plans to complete its first manned space mission to the moon by 2030, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
Last month, the Queqiao-2 relay satellite was successfully deployed and put into orbit in order to facilitate communications between the far side of the moon and the Earth.
ID : 8375197
Published : 2024-05-03 18:36
Last Modified : 2024-05-03 22:04:30
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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