Chang'e 4
CNSA2018–presentActive
landerMoon (far side)Chang'e 4 lander + Yutu-2 rover
Active
2,699
days and counting
Live position
Not Earth-trackable
This mission operates in deep space — beyond the regime where SGP4 and CelesTrak TLEs apply. Real-time positioning needs NASA's JPL Horizons system, which isn't wired up yet. We track ISS, Tiangong, Hubble, and Chandra in low/high Earth orbit instead.
About this mission
The first spacecraft to soft-land on the far side of the Moon, relying on the Queqiao relay satellite for communications. Still operational, Yutu-2 has travelled over 1.6 km across the Von Kármán crater.
This mission has been operating for 2,699 days (7.4 years) — and it's still going.
Timeline
7 Dec 2018Still operating
2,699 days and counting
Chang'e 4 lander + Yutu-2 rover — 3D Model
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Procedural representation based on spacecraft class. Not to scale.