Chinese Lunar Exploration Program
| 中国探月工程 Zhōngguó Tànyuè Gōngchéng | |
Program insignia: a lunar crescent with two footprints at its center. The symbol resembles 月, the Chinese character for "Moon". | |
| Program overview | |
|---|---|
| Country | China |
| Organization | China National Space Administration (CNSA) |
| Purpose | Robotic Moon missions Human spaceflight (beginning 2030) |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Program history | |
| Duration | 23 January 2004–present |
| First flight | Chang'e 1, 24 October 2007, 10:05:04.602 UTC |
| Last flight | Chang'e 6, 3 May 2024, 09:27:29.132 UTC |
| Successes | 9 |
| Failures | 0 |
| Launch site(s) | |
| Vehicle information | |
| Uncrewed vehicle(s) | lunar orbiters, landers, rovers and sample return spacecraft |
| Launch vehicle(s) | |
The Chinese Lunar Exploration Program (CLEP; Chinese: 中国探月工程; pinyin: Zhōngguó Tànyuè Gōngchéng), also known as the Chang'e Project (Chinese: 嫦娥工程; pinyin: Cháng'é Gōngchéng) after the Chinese Moon goddess Chang'e, is an ongoing series of robotic Moon missions by the China National Space Administration (CNSA).