Mission
Lunar Exploration · LO
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.
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHANG'E-1 2007-051A | Payload | re-entered 2009-03-01 | |
| CZ-3A R/B 2007-051B | Rocket body | re-entered 2008-01-28 |
COSPAR ID 2007-051 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).