Technical design and implementation of Chang’e-6 robotic sample return mission on the far side of the moon

作者：Mengfei Yang, Zhang Gao, Zhang Wu, Jianhua Ruan, Hao Huang, Peng Jing, Xiangjin Deng, Wei Shi, Yong WANG, Honghua Zhang, Hong Xin, Y H Zhang, XueLei ZHA, Tianyi Li, Chong Bai · 发表于：Scientia Sinica Technologica · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.1360/sst-2024-0287 · 被引用次数：4 · 研究领域：Planetary Science and Exploration、Spacecraft Dynamics and Control、Space Satellite Systems and Control

The Chang’e-6 mission of the fourth phase of the lunar exploration program is China’s first mission to sample and return from the far side of the Moon. The objective of the mission was to land on the selected area of the far side of the Moon, collect lunar samples, and return these samples to Earth safely through the processes of lunar lift-off, lunar orbit rendezvous and docking, sample transfer, Moon-to-Earth transfer, and reentry. This paper describes the mission’s technical features, brief introduction, and development process, summarizes the breakthroughs and innovation of the key technologies involved, and presents the flight results. The on-orbit results show that all functions and specifications satisfy the mission requirements, the spacecraft is in good condition in flight, and the design of the scheme is validated.