Chang’e-5 launch

The Long March-5 Y5 launch vehicle launched the Chang’e-5 lunar probe from the Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan Province, China, on 23 November 2020, at 20:30 UTC (24 November, 04:30 local time). Chang’e-5 (嫦娥五号) is China’s first mission to attempt to collect samples from the Moon and bring them back to Earth. Currently, Long March-5 Y5 is scheduled to launch Chang’e-5 “in late November 2020”. Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)