Chang'e 1

Summary

Chang'e 1 is a lunar orbiter^[1]. It draws 95 Wikipedia views per month (lunar_orbiter category, ranking #9 of 22).^[2]

Key Facts

• Chang'e 1's image is recorded as Chang'e-1 mockup at BASM.jpg^[3].
• Chang'e 1's instance of is recorded as lunar orbiter^[4].
• Chang'e 1's operator is recorded as China National Space Administration^[5].
• Chang'e is named after Chang'e 1^[6].
• Chang'e 1's followed by is recorded as Chang'e 2^[7].
• Chang'e 1's COSPAR ID is recorded as 2007-051A^[8].
• Chang'e 1's location is recorded as LQ21^[9].
• Chang'e 1's part of is recorded as Chinese Lunar Exploration Program^[10].
• Chang'e 1's Commons category is recorded as Chang'e 1^[11].
• Chang'e 1's space launch vehicle is recorded as Long March 3A^[12].
• Chang'e 1's SCN is recorded as 32273^[13].
• Chang'e 1's type of orbit is recorded as lunar orbit^[14].
• Chang'e 1's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2007-10-24T00:00:00Z^[15].
• Chang'e 1's time of object orbit decay is recorded as +2009-03-01T00:00:00Z^[16].
• Chang'e 1's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02rnv4^[17].
• Chang'e 1's cause of destruction is recorded as hard landing^[18].
• Chang'e 1's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[19].
• Chang'e 1's significant event is recorded as orbital activity^[20].
• Chang'e 1's significant event is recorded as hard landing^[21].
• Chang'e 1's start point is recorded as Xichang Satellite Launch Center^[22].
• Chang'e 1's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '嫦娥一号'}^[23].
• Chang'e 1's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+64'}^[24].
• Chang'e 1's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+2350'}^[25].
• Chang'e 1's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+127'}^[26].
• Chang'e 1's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+200'}^[27].

Why It Matters

Chang'e 1 draws 95 Wikipedia views per month (lunar_orbiter category, ranking #9 of 22).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]