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| Attribute | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | CNSA | Firefly Aerospace | Intuitive Machines |
| Prime contractor | China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) | Firefly Aerospace | Intuitive Machines |
| Status | In development | Landed | Landed |
| Customer | CNSA | NASA-CLPS | NASA-CLPS |
| Launch date | 2026-08 (NET) | 2025-01-15 | 2025-02-27 |
| Landing date | — | 2025-03-02 | 2025-03-06 |
| Landing site | Shackleton crater illuminated rim, lunar south pole | Mare Crisium near Mons Latreille (lunar near side) | Mons Mouton plateau, lunar south pole (~400 m off target) |
| Payload | 18 science payloads across orbiter, lander, rover, mini-hopper, and Queqiao-2 (2026-05-28) | 10 NASA CLPS payloads (2025-03-02) | 10 payloads delivered (2025-03-06) |
| Contract value | — | $101.5M (2025-03-02) | $62.5M (2025-02-27) |
| Outcome | China's first dedicated lunar south-pole prospecting mission. Mini-flying probe hops into permanently shadowed regions to sample for water-ice volatiles. Italian laser retroreflector aboard the lander. | First fully successful commercial soft landing on the Moon (upright, full mission). Operated 346 hours (~14.4 lunar days of daylight + post-sunset science) before battery depletion. Awarded the 2025 Collier Trophy. | Soft-landed but tipped onto its side after altimeter failure caused the lander to strike a plateau and skid into a crater rim. Power depleted within ~24 hours; ~250 MB of data transmitted including TRIDENT drill range-of-motion demonstration. |
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