Chang'e 3

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
Chinese space program
gptkbp:communication direct to Earth
relay via Queqiao satellite (later missions)
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:China
gptkbp:duration ongoing (lander), 2 months (rover)
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Chang'e_4
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chang'e 3
gptkbp:landingDate gptkb:Mare_Imbrium
2013-12-14
gptkbp:launchDate 2013-12-01
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Xichang_Satellite_Launch_Center
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Long_March_3B
gptkbp:mass 140 kg (rover)
3,780 kg (lander)
gptkbp:missionType lunar exploration
gptkbp:namedAfter Chang'e (Chinese moon goddess)
gptkbp:notableAchievement first Chinese spacecraft to soft-land on the Moon
first soft landing on the Moon since 1976
gptkbp:objective gptkb:technology
scientific research
lunar surface exploration
gptkbp:operator gptkb:China_National_Space_Administration
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Chinese_Lunar_Exploration_Program
gptkbp:payload gptkb:Yutu_rover
lunar lander scientific instruments
gptkbp:powerSource solar panels
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Chang'e_2
gptkbp:robotName gptkb:Yutu
gptkbp:roverMeaning gptkb:Jade_Rabbit
gptkbp:scientificInstrument gptkb:Alpha_Particle_X-ray_Spectrometer_(on_rover)
gptkb:Extreme_Ultraviolet_Camera
gptkb:Ground_Penetrating_Radar_(on_rover)
gptkb:Lunar-based_Ultraviolet_Telescope
gptkb:Panoramic_Camera_(on_rover)
gptkb:Visible_and_Near-Infrared_Imaging_Spectrometer_(on_rover)
gptkbp:status operational (lander), inactive (rover)
gptkbp:website http://www.cnsa.gov.cn/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chang'e
gptkb:Jade_Rabbit
gptkb:Chinese_lunar_program
gptkb:Chang'e_missions
gptkb:China_National_Space_Administration
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5