Long March 3A | Chang'e-1
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, strategic and tactical missile systems, and ground equipment. It was officially established in July 1999 as part of a Chinese government reform drive, having previously been one part of the former China Aerospace Corporation. Various incarnations of the program date back to 1956.
Chang'e-1
China's first lunar orbiter. It achieved a 200km lunar orbit where it operated until being deliberately de-orbited and impacting the surface on March 1st, 2009.
Long March 3A
Height 52.50 Meters
Max Stages 3
Mass To GTO 2300 kg
Liftoff Thrust 2962 kN
Diameter 3.35 Meters
Mass To LEO 0 kg
Liftoff Mass 240 Tonnes
Launch Success 27
Consecutive Success 27
Maiden Flight 1994-02-08
Launch Failures 0
Programs
Chinese Lunar Exploration Program
The Chinese Lunar Exploration Program also known as the Chang'e Project after the Chinese moon goddess Chang'e, is an ongoing series of robotic Moon missions by the China National Space Administration (CNSA). The program incorporates lunar orbiters, landers, rovers and sample return spacecraft, launched using Long March rockets.
