Rocket file · LV-515
Chang'e Sample Ascender
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · RETIRED
Chang'e Sample Ascender is an expendable launch vehicle built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It first flew on 3 December 2020. It has flown 2 times with 2 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
ON FILE
HeightNOT ON FILE
DiameterNOT ON FILE
Payload to LEONOT ON FILE
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight3 December 2020
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch costNOT ON FILE
StatusRETIRED
As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.
Flight record
Reliability
ON RECORD
Total flights2
Successful2
Failed0
Success rate100.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
About Chang'e
Sample ascent stage of the Chang'e 5 and 6 missions.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
EMPTY
Chang'e is retired, and no flight is filed.
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Common questions
- How many times has Chang'e Sample Ascender flown?
- 2 times, with 2 successes and 0 failures.
- What is Chang'e Sample Ascender's success rate?
- 100.0%. That's 2 successful flights out of 2 attempts.
- How much can Chang'e Sample Ascender lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Chang'e Sample Ascender.
- Is Chang'e Sample Ascender reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Chang'e Sample Ascender as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.