section_path: Late 20th century–21st century uncrewed crash landings/Chang'e 1 (China)
section_name: Chang'e 1 (China)
paragraph_text: Chang'e 1 (China)
  
  The Chinese lunar orbiter Chang'e 1, executed a controlled crash onto the surface of the Moon on 1 March 2009, 20:44 GMT, after a 16-month mission. Chang'e 1 was launched on 24 October 2007, 10:05 UTC.