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#CNSA #ChinaNationalSpaceAdministration #国家航天局 |#BRI #June2024 | #嫦娥六号#Change6 South Pole-Aitken successfully Basin #LunarSampleReturnMission #DarksideOfTheMoon Chang’e 6  Finally returns home.. 

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嫦娥六号  Change’ Six  CNSA China National Space Administration….  China’s Lunar Sample Lunar Return Mission  successfully returned home! ……At 14:07 Beijing Time  on June 25, 2024, the Chang’e 6 returner landed accurately in the designated area of ​​Siziwang Banner, Inner Mongolia, China, People’s Republic of China.  and worked normally, marking the complete success of the Chang’e 6 lunar exploration mission and the world’s first return of samples from the back of the moon

Returning to Earth today! 嫦娥六号 Completed orbital return unlocking and separation] At about 13:22, the Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center injected high-precision navigation parameters into the Chang’e 6 orbiter and returner combination through the ground tracking and control station. After that, the orbiter and returner were normally unlocked and separated at an altitude of about 5,000 kilometers above the South Atlantic sea level, and the orbiter completed the orbital avoidance manoeuvre as planned….

嫦娥六号  successfully returned home! …….Today, the Chang’e 6 returner landed accurately in the designated area of ​​Siziwang Banner, Inner Mongolia, and worked normally, marking the complete success of the Chang’e 6 lunar exploration mission and the world’s first return of samples from the back of the moon…

At 17:27 on May 3rd Friday 2024  Beijing time CNSA –China National Space Administration, the Chang’e-6 probe was successfully launched by the Long March 5 Yao-8 carrier rocket from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan Province,  China, People’s Republic of China., and accurately entered the Earth-moon transfer orbit. The launch mission was a complete success. The Chang’e-6 probe has embarked on the world’s first return journey for sampling from the far side of the moon. The pre-selected landing and sampling area is the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the far side of the moon.

[ Chang’e 6 completes sampling and ascender takes off from the far side of the moon and enters the scheduled lunar orbit]

According to the National Space Administration, at  4th June 2024 7:38 Beijing time today, the Chang’e 6 ascender carrying lunar samples took off from the far side of the moon. After the 3000N engine worked for about 6 minutes, it successfully sent the ascender into the scheduled lunar orbit. From


[Xi Jinping sent a message on behalf of the CPC Central Committee, the State Council and the Central Military Commission to congratulate the successful completion of the Chang’e-6 lunar exploration mission]

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 25 (Xinhua) Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, sent a message on behalf of the CPC Central Committee, the State Council and the Central Military Commission to congratulate the successful completion of the Chang’e-6 lunar exploration mission. The full text of the congratulatory message is as follows:

All comrades in the Chang’e-6 lunar exploration mission command and participating in the mission:

I am glad to hear that the Chang’e-6 lunar exploration mission has achieved a complete success. On behalf of the CPC Central Committee, the State Council and the Central Military Commission, I extend my warm congratulations and sincere greetings to you!

Chang’e-6 achieved the first return of samples from the back of the moon in human history, which is another landmark achievement in China’s construction of a space power and a science and technology power. Over the past 20 years, all comrades involved in the development and construction of the lunar exploration project have carried forward the spirit of lunar exploration, bravely climbed the peak of science and technology, achieved major achievements that have attracted worldwide attention, and embarked on a high-quality and high-efficiency lunar exploration path. The outstanding contributions you have made will be remembered forever by the motherland and the people!

I hope you will seize the opportunity, carefully carry out scientific research on lunar samples, continue to implement major aerospace projects such as deep space exploration, strengthen international exchanges and cooperation, and move forward courageously towards the goal of becoming a space power. Make new contributions to exploring the mysteries of the universe and enhancing human well-being, and make new contributions to comprehensively promoting the construction of a powerful country and the great cause of national rejuvenation with Chinese-style modernization!

Xi Jinping

June 25, 2024

At 14:07 on June 25, 2024, the Chang’e-6 returner accurately landed in the predetermined area of ​​Siziwang Banner in Inner Mongolia and worked normally, marking the complete success of the Chang’e-6 mission of the lunar exploration project and achieving the world’s first return of samples from the back of the moon. At about 13:20, the Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center injected high-precision navigation parameters into the Chang’e-6 orbiter and returner combination through the ground measurement and control station. After that, the orbiter and returner unlocked and separated normally at about 5,000 kilometers above sea level in the South Atlantic Ocean, and the orbiter completed the orbit avoidance manoeuvre as planned. At about 13:41, the Chang’e-6 returner entered the Earth’s atmosphere for the first time over the Atlantic Ocean at a height of about 120 kilometers above the ground at a high speed close to the second cosmic speed (about 11.2 kilometers/second), and implemented its first aerodynamic deceleration. .

After descending to a predetermined altitude, the returner jumped upwards out of the atmosphere over the Indian Ocean, and began to glide down after reaching the highest point. After that, the returner re-enters the atmosphere and implements secondary aerodynamic deceleration. When it drops to an altitude of about 20 kilometers above the ground, the returner switches to the parachute opening attitude. At an altitude of about 10 kilometers, the return vehicle opened its parachute, completed the final deceleration and maintained a stable attitude, and then landed smoothly in the predetermined area. The launch site and recovery system technicians responsible for the search and recovery mission conduct returner searches based on the location information and action paths reported by the Beijing Center, discover the target in a timely manner, confirm that the returner status is normal, and carry out recovery work in an orderly manner as planned. After the final Chang’e-6 returner completes necessary ground processing, it will be airlifted to Beijing to open the cabin and remove the sample container and cargo. The National Space Administration will choose an opportunity to hold a handover ceremony to formally hand over lunar samples to the ground application system, and will subsequently carry out work related to sample storage, analysis and research. The Chang’e-6 probe was launched from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in China on May 3 and entered the Earth-moon transfer orbit. After orbit correction and near-lunar braking, the probe successfully entered a lunar orbit. After that, the probe experienced the separation of the lander and ascender assembly, and the orbiter and returner assembly. With the support of the Queqiao-2 relay satellite, the lander and ascender assembly carried out orbital descent and powered descent around the moon.

 On June 2, it accurately landed in the pre-selected area of ​​the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the far side of the moon and carried out sampling work. On June 4, the ascender was ignited for takeoff and accurately entered orbit. On June 6, it completed the rendezvous and docking with the orbiter and returner assembly and sample transfer. After that, it separated from the orbiter and returner assembly as planned and was controlled. The moon falls. After that, the orbiter and returner combination experienced 13 days of waiting around the moon. After completing two lunar-Earth transfer incidences and one orbit correction, the returner separated from the orbiter on June 25 and carried heavy samples from the back of the moon. Return to Earth. After the Queqiao-2 relay satellite successfully completes the Chang’e-6 mission, it will choose an opportunity to carry out scientific detection missions. The extreme ultraviolet camera, array neutral atom imager and Earth-Moon Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) test system it carries will Collecting scientific data from the moon and deep space…

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#CNSA #ChinaNationalSpaceAdministration #国家航天局 |#BRI June2024 | #长征十号#ChangZheng10 #CZ10 #LongMarch10 the Next Generation Manned #LunarCarrierRocket successfully completed the test of the Three #YK100K  first-stage rocket power engine system…

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On the 14th June 2024  CNSA _China National Space Administration -China – People’s Republic of China at a China Academy Of Launch Vehicle Technology  Engine Testing complex.. On June 14, the Long March 10 series rockets used for manned lunar landing and other missions successfully completed the test of the first-stage rocket power system. During the test, the engine started normally, worked stably, shut down at a fixed time, and all parameters were tested normally. This test is the first system-level large-scale ground test of the Long March 10 series of launch vehicles. The matching of the first-stage booster delivery system and the engine, the propellant filling process, the multi-machine parallel power transmission and environmental characteristics and other technologies were fully verified.

The Long March 10 rocket is a three-and-a-half-stage rocket developed for the manned lunar exploration project. The total length of the rocket is 92.5 meters, the takeoff weight is about 2,189 tons, the takeoff thrust is about 2,678 tons, and the Earth-Moon transfer orbit carrying capacity is not less than 27 tons. In the future, it will be used to launch a new generation of manned spacecraft and lunar landers. In addition, the Long March 10 has also designed another booster-free configuration that can perform space station astronaut and cargo transportation tasks….

The engine is the power source of the rocket, and its development process is very complicated. Test run is an important link in the engine development process, and there are dozens of types. In layman’s terms, engine test run is the process of igniting the engine and verifying the rationality of its design scheme and process reliability. This is an indispensable and important part of the development and delivery of a type 1 engine. It will run through all stages before and after engine development. Each stage of test run has different meanings, and the ignition time varies from a few seconds to hundreds of seconds.

It is reported that the engine used in this test run uses advanced liquid oxygen kerosene as fuel, which is improved and iterated from the high-thrust liquid oxygen kerosene engine used by the new generation of launch vehicles such as the Long March 5. The thrust reaches 130 tons. The R&D team of the Sixth Academy of Aerospace Science and Technology Group adheres to the concept of digital design, and has successively overcome key technical problems such as engine start-up and shutdown sequence, engine wide-range continuously variable thrust, and engine long life and high reliability.

In addition, the continuous success of the test run has fully verified the reliability of a number of new carrying process technologies. The engine production of this test run adopts the concept of intelligent manufacturing, and actively applies new materials, new processes, and new technologies. The inner wall of the thrust chamber of the core component adopts a new protective coating, key assemblies adopt automatic welding technology, and a large number of components adopt 3D printing technology.

During the preparation of the engine test run, the participants in the research and test conducted tests and verifications on each subsystem of the test through comprehensive means such as digital modelling, simulation calculation, and system debugging. The successful test run shows that the test area has greatly improved the multi-station parallel test run capability and test efficiency by optimizing the workflow.

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#CNSA #ChinaNationalSpaceAdministration #国家航天局 |#BRI June2024 |#西昌衛星發射中心 #XichangSatelliteLaunchCenter – #AstronomySatellite  Sino-French #SVOM Space-based Multi-band Astronomical Variable Object Monitor schedule to be launch with advance #ChangZheng2C #LongMarch2C CarrierRocket ..  #ASummary

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On the 22nd June 2024 schedule to launch  CNSA _China National Space Administration -China – People’s Republic of China 1500 Hours Hong Kong –Beijing Time China- People’s Republic of China…. at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province.

The Sino-French SVOM mission (Space-based Multi-band Astronomical Variable Object Monitor) is scheduled to be launched at 15:00 on June 22 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center using a Long March 2C carrier rocket. The satellite’s target operating orbit is a low-Earth orbit with an inclination of 30 degrees and an altitude of 625 kilometers. The total weight of the satellite is 930 kg, and the payload weighs 450 kg.



The mission includes 4 main instruments, 2 of which are French (ECLAIR and MXT) and 2 are Chinese (GRM and VT):
– The ECLAIR telescope is used to detect and locate gamma-ray bursts in X-rays and low-energy gamma rays (from 4 to 250 keV).
– The MXT telescope (Microchannel X-ray Telescope) is used to observe gamma-ray bursts in high energy
– The VT telescope (Visible Light Telescope) operates in the visible light region and is used to detect and observe visible light emissions immediately after gamma-ray bursts.
The total weight of the satellite is 930 kg, and the payload is 450 kg. It will be placed in a low Earth orbit with an inclination of 30 degrees, an altitude of 625 km and an orbital period of 96 minutes.



Observations in space will be complemented by a large ground segment, which includes:
– A wide field camera GWAC (Ground-based Wide Angle Camera) for studies from the ground in the visible light region, detecting the prompt emission of part of the burst – A GFT (Ground Tracking
Telescope) robotic telescope to precisely measure the coordinates of the gamma-ray burst.

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#CNSA #ChinaNationalSpaceAdministration #国家航天局 |#BRI #June2024 | #嫦娥六号#Change6 South Pole-Aitken successfully Basin #LunarSampleReturnMission #DarksideOfTheMoon Chang’e 6 completes sampling and ascender takes off from the far side of the moon and enters the scheduled lunar orbit …

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At 17:27 on May 3rd Friday 2024  Beijing time CNSA –China National Space Administration, the Chang’e-6 probe was successfully launched by the Long March 5 Yao-8 carrier rocket from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan Province,  China, People’s Republic of China., and accurately entered the Earth-moon transfer orbit. The launch mission was a complete success. The Chang’e-6 probe has embarked on the world’s first return journey for sampling from the far side of the moon. The pre-selected landing and sampling area is the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the far side of the moon.

[ Chang’e 6 completes sampling and ascender takes off from the far side of the moon and enters the scheduled lunar orbit]

According to the National Space Administration, at 7:38 today, the Chang’e 6 ascender carrying lunar samples took off from the far side of the moon. After the 3000N engine worked for about 6 minutes, it successfully sent the ascender into the scheduled lunar orbit.

From June 2 to 3, Chang’e 6 successfully completed intelligent and rapid sampling in the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the far side of the moon, and packaged the precious lunar far side samples in the storage device carried by the ascender in a predetermined form. During the sampling and packaging process, researchers simulated the geographical model of the sampling area and simulated sampling in the ground laboratory based on the probe data transmitted back by the Queqiao-2 relay satellite, providing important support for sampling decisions and operations in various links.

Intelligent sampling is one of the core key links of the Chang’e 6 mission. The probe withstood the high temperature test on the far side of the moon, and collected lunar samples by drilling with a drill and taking samples from the surface with a robotic arm, realizing multi-point and diversified automatic sampling.

嫦娥六号 The lander and ascender took a group photo] On June 3, 2024, the “mobile camera” carried by Chang’e 6 moved autonomously and successfully took and sent back a group photo of the lander and ascender

The Chang’e-6 lander was equipped with a landing camera, panoramic camera, lunar soil structure detector, lunar mineral spectrometer and other payloads that were powered on normally and carried out scientific exploration as planned, playing an important role in scientific exploration tasks such as lunar surface morphology and mineral composition detection and research, lunar shallow structure detection, etc. Before the probe drilled and sampled, the lunar soil structure detector analyzed and judged the underground lunar soil structure in the sampling area, providing data reference for sampling. The international payloads

carried by the Chang’e-6 lander, such as the European Space Agency’s lunar surface negative ion analyzer and the French lunar radon gas detector, worked normally and carried out corresponding scientific exploration tasks. Among them, the French lunar radon gas detector was powered on during the Earth-Moon transfer, lunar orbit phase and lunar surface working phase; the European Space Agency’s lunar surface negative ion analyzer was powered on during the lunar surface working phase. The Italian laser corner reflector installed on the top of the lander became a position control point that can be used for distance measurement on the back side of the moon.

After the surface sampling was completed, the five-star red flag carried by the Chang’e-6 lander was successfully unfolded on the back side of the moon. This is the first time that China has independently and dynamically displayed its national flag on the back side of the moon. The national flag is made of new composite materials and special technology. Due to the different landing position on the moon, the Chang’e 6 national flag display system has been adaptively improved on the basis of the Chang’e 5 mission.

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At 17:27 on May 3rd Friday 2024  Beijing time CNSA –China National Space Administration, the Chang’e-6 probe was successfully launched by the Long March 5 Yao-8 carrier rocket from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan Province,  China, People’s Republic of China., and accurately entered the Earth-moon transfer orbit. The launch mission was a complete success. The Chang’e-6 probe has embarked on the world’s first return journey for sampling from the far side of the moon. The pre-selected landing and sampling area is the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the far side of the moon.

[Chang’e-6 successfully landed in the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the far side of the moon] According to the National Space Administration, at 06:23:15:861

Beijing time today, the Chang’e-6 lander and ascender combination, supported by the Queqiao-2 relay satellite, successfully landed in the pre-selected landing area of ​​the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the far side of the moon. At 6:09 on June 2, the Chang’e-6 lander and ascender combination began to implement power descent, and the 7500 Newton variable thrust main engine was turned on. During this period, the combination made rapid attitude adjustments and gradually approached the lunar surface. After that, obstacles were automatically detected through the visual autonomous obstacle avoidance system, and a visible light camera was used to select a rough safe point based on the brightness of the lunar surface. It hovered 100 meters above the safe point, and laser three-dimensional scanning was used to take precise photos to detect obstacles on the lunar surface. Finally, the landing point was selected and a slow vertical descent began. When it was about to reach the lunar surface, the engine was shut down, and the buffer system was used to ensure that the combination reached the lunar surface in a free fall manner, and finally landed smoothly in the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the far side of the moon.

According to the China Academy of Space Technology, Chang’e-6 is one of the most complex spacecraft systems developed by China so far. The propulsion subsystem developed by the Sixth Academy provides it with the orbiter propulsion subsystem, lander propulsion subsystem and ascender propulsion subsystem. They are composed of 3 orbit control engines, 74 attitude control engines and more than 200 supporting single units such as tanks, gas cylinders, valves, circuit boxes, pressure sensors, etc. Among them, 1 7500N variable thrust engine is used for a smooth soft landing on the moon, and 2 3000N engines are used for the probe’s near-moon braking “in-orbit braking” and lunar takeoff. With their help, the Chang’e-6 probe can complete a series of “difficult actions” in space on its own .

The payload carried by the Chang’e-6 lander will work as planned and carry out scientific exploration missions. The international payloads of the Chang’e-6 mission, the European Space Agency’s lunar surface negative ion analyzer and the French lunar radon detector, are about to start working, and the Italian laser corner reflector has been deployed.

Since the Chang’e-6 probe was launched into orbit on May 3, 2024, it has successively experienced the processes of earth-moon transfer, near-moon braking, circumlunar flight, landing and descent. The Chang’e-6 probe consists of an orbiter, a returner, a lander and an ascender. On May 30, the lander and ascender combination and the orbiter and returner combination were separated in orbit. After the lander and ascender combination lands successfully, the lander will conduct status checks and settings such as the deployment of solar panels and directional antennas under ground control via the Queqiao-2 relay satellite, and then officially begin sampling work on the far side of the moon, which will last about two days. The lunar soil samples and lunar surface rocks will be collected by drilling with a drill and by using a robotic arm to achieve multi-point and diversified automatic sampling. At the same time, scientific explorations such as on-site investigation and analysis of the landing area on the far side of the moon and analysis of the lunar soil structure will be carried out to deepen the research on the origin and evolution history of the moon.

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