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Chang'e-5 RRFV

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Chang'e-5 RRFV
Chang'e-5 RRFV
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Reentry vehicle portion of Chang'e-5. The craft made an 8-day flight to loop around the Moon and return to Earth. The reentry vehicle separated from the main bus at 21:53 GMT and landed north of Hohhot at 22:42 GMT. Technology satellite built by CAST, China. Launched 2014. Used the DFH-3A Bus bus.

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Family
Moon
Country
China
Launch Vehicles
Chang Zheng 3C/G2.

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Payload
CHANG E 5-T1
Nation
China
Class
Moon
Type
Lunar probe
Spacecraft Bus
DFH-3
Spacecraft
Chang'e-5 RRFV
Decay Date
2014-10-31
USAF Sat Cat
40283
COSPAR
2014-065A
Apogee
404,729 km (251,486 mi)
Perigee
-1,281 km (-1,281 mi)
Inclination
30.50 deg. Reentry vehicle portion of Chang'e-5. The craft made an 8-day flight to loop around the Moon and return to Earth. The reentry vehicle separated from the main bus at 21:53 GMT and landed north of Hohhot at 22:42 GMT.