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| Chang'e-1 | Chang'e-3 / Yutu lunar rover |
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| Chang'e-1 | Chang'e-3 / Yutu lunar rover |
This page contains philatelic information on the Chang'e-series satellites. Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes on the satellites featured are given when available. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.
The Chang'e-3 lander included the Yutu lunar rover.
The Chang'e satellites are named after an ancient Chinese Moon goddess.
| Launch information (found elsewhere) |
Launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers) (farther below) |
Other postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.) (immediately below) |
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| Chang'e (China/PRC) | Chang'e (China/PRC) | Chang'e (China/PRC) |
| Chang'e (on other than Chang'e launch covers) |
Below is a list of Chang'e-series satellite postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.).
| Country | Catalog Number | Type of Item | Year of Issue | Notes on Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chang'e (China/PRC) | ||||
| Benin | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS2 (a-b) | 2014 | Chang'e-3 Yutu rover |
| Benin | Unknown ss (BL?) Unknown iss | SS1 Imperforate SS1 | 2018 | "Chang'e-4", Yutu-2 rover, and Queqiao1 relay satellite |
| China (People's Republic) | 2113 (Mi?) | 1987 | Chang'e (Moon goddess) flying to the Moon (depicted in stamp and in fdc back text) | |
| China (People's Republic) | 2113-2115 fdc | One of three stamps on FDC, also back | ||
| China (People's Republic) | 3505a cover (Mi3764 cover) | (Multi-color printed) and (brown monochrome) cachet on cover, also back | 2006 | (small) Chang'e-1/2 type (in multi-color printed cachet); [#3] (possible) Chang'e-1/2 (in monochrome cachet) |
| China (People's Republic) | 3505b cover (Mi3765 cover) | (Multi-color printed) and (blue monochrome) cachet on cover, also back | ||
| China (People's Republic) | 3429 ms (Mi? ms) | On most labels and in (left and center) margins of MS8 (8x 3429 + 8 labels) | ~2007 | Chang'e-1 |
| China (People's Republic) | 3561 ms (Mi? ms) | On 8 labels and in (upper) margin of MS8 (8x 3561 + 8 labels) | 2007 | "China's first Moon probe" (Chang'e-1) |
| China (People's Republic) | 3637 (Mi?) | 2007 | Chang'e-1 | |
| China (People's Republic) | 3637 fdc | Stamp and (pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| China (People's Republic) | 3637a | MS10 (10x 3637) | ||
| China (People's Republic) | None | (Pictorial) cancel | 2010 | Moon festival poetry about Chang'e Moon goddess |
| China (People's Republic) | 3846A+4008_ms6 (Mi_A4181+4358_ms) | On most labels and in (surrounding) margin of MS6 (4x 3846A + 2x 4008 + 6 labels) | ~2013 | Chang'e-3 |
| China (People's Republic) | 3561 ms (Mi? ms) | On 4 labels and in (left) margin of MS8 (8x 3561 + 8 labels) | 2013 | "Chang'e-3" and Yutu rover |
| China (People's Republic) | 4155 (Mi4528) | Also annotated; one of MS4 (4157a (4154-4157)) (BL195, Mi4527-4530), or from MS16 (4155b (16x 4155)) | 2013 | Chang'e-1 |
| China (People's Republic) | 4155 fdc | Stamp on FDC | ||
| China (People's Republic) | 4157a fdc | MS4 on FDC | ||
| China (People's Republic) | 4157c (BL?) | MS4 (different), issued in 2014 | ||
| China (People's Republic) | None | Cachet on stamped envelope | 2013 | Chang'e-3 lander |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Cachet on stamped envelope (different) | 2013 | Chang'e-3 lander and Yutu rover |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Cachet on stamped envelope (different) | 2013 | Chang'e-3 orbiting Moon |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Cachet on stamped envelope (different) | 2013 | Chang'e-3 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 3846A_ms5 (Mi_A4181_ms) | On five labels from MS5 (5x 3846A + 5 different labels) [stamp from 2010] | 2014? | Chang'e-5-T1 |
| China (People's Republic) | 4170a (Mi4545) | From strip of 2 (4170 (a-b)) (Mi4545-4546), or from MS16 (4170c (8x (4170 (a-b)))) | 2014 | Chang'e-3 |
| China (People's Republic) | 4170b (Mi4546) | Yutu rover | ||
| China (People's Republic) | 4170 fdc | Strip of 2 and (pictorial) cancel and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC, also back | (As above for stamps) | |
| China (People's Republic) | 4170a maxi | Maxicard of stamp 'a' | ||
| China (People's Republic) | 4170b maxi | Maxicard of stamp 'b' | ||
| China (People's Republic) | 4170 folder | Front of stamp-and-coin folder | ||
| China (People's Republic) | Unknown booklet p00 (BL?) | Booklet page 00 (front) | 2014 | Chang'e-3 and Yutu rover |
| China (People's Republic) | Unknown booklet p01 (BL?) | Booklet page 01 | ||
| China (People's Republic) | Unknown booklet p02 (BL?) | Booklet page 02 | ||
| China (People's Republic) | Unknown booklet p03 (BL?) | Booklet page 03 | ||
| China (People's Republic) | Unknown booklet p04 (BL?) | Booklet page 04 | ||
| China (People's Republic) | Unknown booklet p05 (BL?) | Booklet page 05 | ||
| China (People's Republic) | Unknown booklet p06 (BL?) | Booklet page 06 | ||
| China (People's Republic) | Unknown booklet p07 (BL?) | Booklet page 07 (MS4 + 4 labels) | ||
| China (People's Republic) | Unknown booklet p08 (BL?) | Booklet page 08 | ||
| China (People's Republic) | Unknown booklet p09 (BL?) | Booklet page 09 (SS1 and label1) | ||
| China (People's Republic) | Unknown booklet p10 (BL?) | Booklet page 10 | ||
| China (People's Republic) | Unknown booklet p11 (BL?) | Booklet page 11 (SS1 and label2) | ||
| China (People's Republic) | Unknown booklet p12 (BL?) | Booklet page 12 | ||
| China (People's Republic) | Unknown booklet p13 (BL?) | Booklet page 13 (SS1 and label3) | ||
| China (People's Republic) | Unknown booklet p14 (BL?) | Booklet page 14 | ||
| China (People's Republic) | Unknown booklet p15 (BL?) | Booklet page 15 (SS1 and label4) | ||
| China (People's Republic) | Unknown booklet p16 (BL?) | Booklet page 16 | ||
| China (People's Republic) | Unknown booklet p17 (BL?) | Booklet page 17 (back) | ||
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postcard back | 2014 | Chang'e-5-T1 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Postcard back | 2014 | Chang'e-5-T1 originally-planned capsule return to Earth |
| China (People's Republic) | None | Cachet on cover | 2014 | Chang'e-3/4 type |
| China (People's Republic) | 4300+label (Mi?+label) | From MS12 (4300a (12x 4300 + 12 labels)) | 2015 | Chang'e-3 Yutu rover |
| China (People's Republic) | 4300+label fdc | Stamp on FDC, also back | ||
| China (People's Republic) | P910 | (100 yuan) banknote, also back | 2015 | |
| China (People's Republic) | KM2096 | (10 yuan gold) coin reverse, also obverse | 2015 | Also Yutu rover |
| China (People's Republic) | Unknown (Mi?) | 2019 | Chang'e-3 lander (in stamp and FDC1 and FDC2 cachets), Yutu rover (in stamp and FDC1 cachet), and Queqiao1 relay satellite (in stamp only) | |
| China (People's Republic) | Unknown fdc1 | Stamp and cachet on FDC | ||
| China (People's Republic) | Unknown fdc2 | One of five stamps and cachet on FDC | ||
| China (People's Republic) | Unknown booklet (Mi? booklet) | Outside front/p0 of booklet, also annotated; and inside p1-2, inside p3-4, inside p5-6, and outside back/p7 | 2020 | Chang'e-1/2 and Yutu rover |
| Congo Republic | Unknown a (Mi?) | One of MS2 (a-b) [known illegal issue] | 2016 | "Yutu" rover |
| Djibouti | Unknown c (Mi?) | One of MS3 (a-c) | 2014 | "Yutu" rover |
| Germany | None | (Biberpost) private post | 2020 | Chang'e-5 |
| Grenada | 4170b (Mi7323) | One of strip of 2 (4170 (a-b)) (Mi7322-7323), or 10 of MS20 (4170c (10x (a-b))) | 2016 | Chang'e-1/2 type, Yutu rover |
| Grenada Carriacou | Unknown d (Mi?) | One of MS4 (a-d) | 2013 | Chang'e (Moon goddess) |
| Guinea Republic | Mi7627A-7632A_ms6 Mi7627B-7632B_ms6 | MS6 (Mi7627A-7632A) Imperforate MS6 (Mi7627B-7632B) | 2010 | "Chang'e-2" (in text on all stamps, image on 2nd stamp only) |
| Guinea Republic | Mi7627A-7632A_fdc | MS6 and cachet on FDC | ||
| Guinea Republic | BL1841A BL1841B | SS1 Imperforate SS1 | ||
| Maldive Islands | 4020a (Mi7349) | One of MS4 (4020 (a-d)) (Mi7348-7351) | 2017 | Chang'e-1/2 type (not "China's first X-ray astronomical satellite" (HXMT) in text) |
| Maldive Islands | 4027 (BL1135) | On stamp of SS1 (Mi7352) | 2018 | Chang'e-1/2 type (but "China's first X-ray astronomical satellite" (HXMT) in text) |
| Maldive Islands | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS4 (a-d) | 2019 | "Chang'e-4 lander", "Chang'e-4 rover", and "Queqiao, Chang'e-4 relay satellite" |
| Maldive Islands | Unknown ms fdc | MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet (design similar to stamp 'd') on FDC | ||
| Maldive Islands | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1 | "Chang'e-4 lander", "Chang'e-4 rover", and "Queqiao" communications relay satellite | |
| Maldive Islands | Unknown ss fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet (design similar to stamp 'd') on FDC | ||
| Mali | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1 [known illegal issue] | 2019 | "Chang'e-4", Yutu-2 rover, and Queqiao1 relay satellite [the French word "atterrisage" in the text refers to a landing on Earth (la "Terre"); the correct term for lunar landings is "alunissage"] |
| Mali | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1 (different) [known illegal issue] | Chang'e-4 lander and Yutu-2 rover; "Chang'e-4 on the far side of the Moon" (in French text) | |
| Mali | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS3 (a-c) [known illegal issue] | ||
| Mozambique | Mi8819-8822_ms4 | MS4 (Mi8819-8822) | 2016 | "Rover lunar chinês Yutu" and "Chang'e-3" |
| Mozambique | Mi8819-8822_ms4 fdc | MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Mozambique | BL1204 | SS1 | ||
| Mozambique | BL1204 fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Niger | Unknown st4 (Mi?) | Strip of 4 (a-d) from MS24 (6x (strip of 4)) | 2013 | Chang'e-3 launch and lander and Yutu rover |
| Niger | Unknown fdc | Strip of 4 and cachet on FDC | ||
| Niger | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1 | 2016 | "Chang'e-1", "Chang'e-3", and Yutu rover |
| Niger | Unknown fdc | SS1 on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ms (Mi?) | MS4 (a-d) | 2019 | "Chang'e-4", "Yutu-2", and "Queqiao" |
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ms fdc | MS4 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ss (BL?) | SS1 | ||
| St. Thomas and Prince Islands | Unknown ss fdc | SS1 and (multi-color printed) cachet on FDC | ||
| Spain | None | (Multi-color printed) cachet on (un-canceled) (Spanish Post) stamped envelope (from 2011) | 2013 | "Chang'e-2" (extended mission to the asteroid 4179 Toutatis) |
Below is a list of Chang'e-series satellite launch covers (including anniversary-of-launch covers, and launch-related event covers).
| Country | Cancel Date | Cancel Location | Type of Item | Notes on Content |
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| Chang'e (China/PRC) | ||||
| 2007-10-24: Chang'e-1 | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 2007-10-24 | ? | (Printed and rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | Chang'e-1 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2007-10-24 | ? | (Printed) cachet (different) on cover | Chang'e-1 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2007-10-24 | ? | (Printed) cachet (different) on cover | Chang'e-1 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2007-10-24 | ? | (Printed) cachet (different) on cover | Chang'e-1 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2007-10-24 | ? | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Chang'e-1 launch (DFH-3 and Luna-15/16/18/20 type depicted) |
| China (People's Republic) | 2007-10-24 | ? | (Printed) cachet on cover | Chang'e-1 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2007-10-24 | ? | (Printed and rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | Chang'e-1 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2007-10-24 | ? | (Printed) cachet (different) on cover | Chang'e-1 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2007-10-24 | ? | (Lollini) cachet on cover | Chang'e-1 launch (DFH-3 and Luna-15/16/18/20 type depicted) |
| China (People's Republic) | 2007-10-24 | ? | (Printed and rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | Chang'e-1 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2007-10-24 | ? | (Pictorial) cancel and (printed) cachet (different) on cover | Chang'e-1 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2007-10-24 | ? | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | Chang'e-1 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2007-10-24 | ? | (Black rubber-stamp) cachet on cover | Chang'e-1 launch; also Chang'e Moon goddess (in printed cachet) |
| China (People's Republic) | 2007-10-24 | ? | (Printed and rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | Chang'e-1 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2007-10-24 | ? | (Pictorial) cancel and (same cancel as) cachet on cover | Chang'e-1 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2007-10-24 | ? | (Printed and rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | Chang'e-1 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2007-10-24? | ? | (Pictorial) cancel | Chang'e-1 launch |
| Chang'e-1 (events) | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 2007-11-05 | ? | Cancel and (printed) cachet on cover | preparing for lunar orbit |
| French Guiana | 2007-11-05 | Kourou | (Printed) cachet on cover | preparing for lunar orbit |
| Gabon | 2007-11-05 | Libreville | (Lollini) cachet on cover | preparing for lunar orbit |
| Germany | 2007-11-05 | Darmstadt | (Blue pictorial) meter and (ESA) cachet on cover | first tracking by ESOC |
| China (People's Republic) | 2007-11-07 | ? | (Pictorial) cancel and (printed) cachet on cover, also back | approaching lunar orbit |
| China (People's Republic) | 2007-11-07 | ? | (Printed and rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | approaching lunar orbit |
| China (People's Republic) | 2007-11-07 | ? | (Printed and rubber-stamp) cachets (different) on cover | approaching lunar orbit |
| China (People's Republic) | 2007-11-26 | ? | (Printed and rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | lunar orbit |
| China (People's Republic) | 2007-11-26 | ? | (Pictorial) cancel on cover | lunar orbit |
| 2010-10-01: Chang'e-2 | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 2010-10-01 | ? | (Printed) cachet on cover | Chang'e-2 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2010-10-01 | ? | (Printed) cachet (different) on cover | Chang'e-2 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2010-10-01 | ? | (Printed) cachet (different) on cover | Chang'e-2 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2010-10-01 | ? | (Printed) cachet (different) on cover | Chang'e-2 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2010-10-01 | ? | (Printed) cachet (different) on cover | Chang'e-2 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2010-10-01 | ? | (Printed) cachet (different) on cover | Chang'e-2 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2010-10-01 | ? | (Pictorial) cancel | Chang'e-2 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2010-10-01 | ? | (Pictorial) cancel (different) | Chang'e-2 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2010-10-01 | ? | (Pictorial) cancel (different) | Chang'e-2 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2010-10-01 | ? | (Pictorial) cancel (different) | Chang'e-2 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2010-10-01 | ? | (Pictorial) cancel (different) | Chang'e-2 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2010-10-01 | ? | (Pictorial) cancel (different) | Chang'e-2 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2010-10-01 | ? | (Pictorial) cancel (different) | Chang'e-2 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2010-10-01 | ? | (Pictorial) cancel (different) | Chang'e-2 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2010-10-01 | ? | (Pictorial) cancel (different) | Chang'e-2 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2010-10-01 2010-10-02 | ? | (Pictorial) cancel (different) | Chang'e-2 launch in Earth orbit |
| Chang'e-2 (events) | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 2010-10-02 | ? | (Printed) cachet on cover | in Earth orbit |
| China (People's Republic) | 2010-10-02 | ? | (Pictorial) cancel | in Earth orbit |
| China (People's Republic) | 2010-10-02 | ? | (Pictorial) cancel (different) | in Earth orbit |
| China (People's Republic) | 2010-10-02 | ? | (Pictorial) cancel (different) | in Earth orbit |
| China (People's Republic) | 2010-10-04 | ? | (Printed and rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | leaving Earth orbit |
| China (People's Republic) | 2010-10-05 | ? | (Pictorial) cancel | leaving Earth orbit |
| China (People's Republic) | 2010-10-06 | ? | (Pictorial) cancel | approaching Moon |
| China (People's Republic) | 2010-10-06 | ? | (Pictorial) cancel (different) | approaching Moon |
| China (People's Republic) | 2010-10-09 | ? | (Printed) cachet on cover | entering lunar orbit |
| French Guiana | 2010-10-09 | Kourou | (Printed) cachet on cover | entering lunar orbit |
| China (People's Republic) | 2010-10-21 | ? | (Printed) cachet on cover | tracking by Chinese ships |
| China (People's Republic) | 2010-10-26 | ? | (Printed) cachet on cover | conducting lunar mapping |
| Gabon | 2010-11-09 | Libreville | (Lollini) cachet on cover | tracking by Libreville station |
| China (People's Republic) | 2011-06-09 | ? | (Printed) cachet on cover | depart lunar orbit for L2 point |
| 2013-12-01: Chang'e-3 | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 2013-12-02 | ? | (Printed and rubber-stamp) cachets on (un-canceled) cover, also back | Chang'e-3 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2013-12-02 | ? | (Printed and rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | Chang'e-3 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2013-12-02 | ? | (Printed and rubber-stamp) cachets (different) on cover | Chang'e-3 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2013-12-02 | ? | (Printed) cachet on cover | Chang'e-3 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2013-12-02 | ? | (Printed and red rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | Chang'e-3 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2013-12-02 | ? | (Printed) cachet (different) on cover | Chang'e-3 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2013-12-02 | ? | (Printed) cachet (different) on cover | Chang'e-3 launch |
| Chang'e-3 (events) | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 2013-12-05 | ? | (Printed and rubber-stamp) cachets on (un-canceled) cover | en-route to Moon |
| China (People's Republic) | 2013-12-06 | ? | (Printed) cachet on cover | enters lunar orbit |
| China (People's Republic) | 2013-12-14 | ? | (Printed) cachet on cover | lunar landing |
| China (People's Republic) | 2013-12-14 | ? | (Printed) cachet (different) on cover | lunar landing |
| China (People's Republic) | 2013-12-14 | ? | (Printed) cachet (different) on cover | lunar landing |
| China (People's Republic) | 2013-12-14 | ? | (Printed) cachet (different) on cover | lunar landing |
| China (People's Republic) | 2013-12-14 | ? | (Printed and rubber-stamp) cachets on (un-canceled) cover | lunar landing |
| China (People's Republic) | 2013-12-15 | ? | (Printed) cachet on cover | Yutu on Moon |
| China (People's Republic) | 2013-12-15 | ? | (Printed and rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | Yutu on Moon |
| China (People's Republic) | 2013-12-15 | ? | (Printed and rubber-stamp) cachets (different) on cover | Yutu on Moon |
| China (People's Republic) | 2013-12-15 | ? | (Printed) cachet on cover | Yutu on Moon |
| China (People's Republic) | 2014-01-01 | ? | (Pictorial) cancel on postal card | Yutu on Moon |
| 2014-10-23: Chang'e-5-T1 | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 2014-10-24 | ? | (Printed and rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | Chang'e-5-T1 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2014-10-24 | ? | (Printed and rubber-stamp) cachets (different) on cover | Chang'e-5-T1 launch |
| Chang'e-5-T1 (events) | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 2014-10-28 | ? | (Printed and rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | Chang'e-5-T1 lunar flyby |
| China (People's Republic) | 2014-11-01 | ? | (Printed and rubber-stamp) cachets on cover | Chang'e-5-T1 originally-planned capsule return to Earth |
| China (People's Republic) | 2014-11-01 | ? | (Printed and rubber-stamp) cachets (different) on cover | Chang'e-5-T1 originally-planned capsule return to Earth |
| China (People's Republic) | 2014-11-01 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Chang'e-5-T1 originally-planned capsule return to Earth |
| 2018-12-07: Chang'e-4 | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 2018-12-08 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Chang'e-4 launch |
| Chang'e-4 (events) | ||||
| Germany | 2019-01-03 | Meter (no location) | (Multi-color printed) cachet and private post stamp on cover | Chang'e-4 lunar landing |
| United States | 2019-01-03 | Washington DC | (blank/no) cachet on card, also back | Chang'e-4 lunar landing |
| China (People's Republic) | 2019-01-04 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Yutu-2 rover deployed on lunar surface |
| United States | 2019-01-31 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | Chang'e-4 lander identified in LRO photo |
| United States | 2019-11-05 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | Yutu-2 enters dormant period for lunar night after its 11th lunar day |
| United States | 2019-12-17 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | Yutu-2 breaks the "record for the longest distance traveled on the Moon [by a rover] which was previously held by the Soviet Lunokhod-1 rover" |
| United States | 2020-08-24 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | Yutu-2 moves toward a high reflectivity basalt area |
| 2020-11-23: Chang'e-5 | ||||
| United States | 2020-11-23 | GSFC, Greenbelt MD | (Red Eagle) cachet on cover | Chang'e-5 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2020-11-24 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Chang'e-5 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2020-11-24 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | Chang'e-5 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2020-11-24 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | Chang'e-5 launch |
| China (People's Republic) | 2020-11-24 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | Chang'e-5 launch |
| Chang'e-5 (events) | ||||
| China (People's Republic) | 2020-11-30 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Chang'e-5 lander separates from orbiter in lunar orbit |
| China (People's Republic) | 2020-11-30 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | Chang'e-5 lander separates from orbiter in lunar orbit |
| China (People's Republic) | 2020-12-01 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Chang'e-5 lander lands on Moon |
| China (People's Republic) | 2020-12-01 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | Chang'e-5 lander lands on Moon |
| China (People's Republic) | 2020-12-02 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Chang'e-5 lander on Moon |
| China (People's Republic) | 2020-12-02 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | Chang'e-5 lander on Moon |
| China (People's Republic) | 2020-12-03 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Chang'e-5 lander gathers lunar samples (using scoop and drill) |
| China (People's Republic) | 2020-12-04 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Chang'e-5 ascender lifts off from Moon, docks with orbiter/return capsule and transfers 1.73 kg of samples to return capsule |
| China (People's Republic) | 2020-12-04 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | Chang'e-5 ascender lifts off from Moon, docks with orbiter/return capsule and transfers 1.73 kg of samples to return capsule |
| China (People's Republic) | 2020-12-06 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Chang'e-5 ascender separates from orbiter/return capsule |
| China (People's Republic) | 2020-12-13 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Chang'e-5 orbiter/return capsule enters Moon-Earth transfer orbit |
| China (People's Republic) | 2020-12-13 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | Chang'e-5 orbiter/return capsule enters Moon-Earth transfer orbit |
| China (People's Republic) | 2020-12-17 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet on cover | Chang'e-5 return capsule lands and is recovered in Inner Mongolia |
| China (People's Republic) | 2020-12-17 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | Chang'e-5 return capsule lands and is recovered in Inner Mongolia |
| China (People's Republic) | 2020-12-17 | ? | (Multi-color printed) cachet (different) on cover | Chang'e-5 return capsule lands and is recovered in Inner Mongolia |
| Chang'e (on other than Chang'e launch covers) | ||||
| United States | 2018-05-20 | Greenbelt MD | (Multi-color printed) cachet on Queqiao1 cover | Chang'e-4 lander and rover |
1The Chang'e-4 lander and the Yutu-2 rover are on the far side of the Moon and so cannot communicate directly with Earth. The Queqiao relay satellite, in orbit at a location beyond the Moon from which it has a clear view of both the landing site and Earth, receives signals from the lander and rover and relays them to Earth.
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