On Jun 3 'e-6 deployed a mini-rover, 移动相机 (Yidong xiangji, "mobile camera") to image the lander on the surface

MOON LAUNCH!

LAUNCH of the Chang'e-6 ascent stage from the lunar farside at 2338 UTC Jun 3 into a 15 x 180 km x 43 deg lunar orbit. The stage is expected to rendezvous and dock with the orbiter and transfer its lunar samples.

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has just confirmed good ascent stage-orbiter docking in lunar orbit at 06:48 UTC, with the sample container transferred into the return capsule at 07:24 UTC.

Video Recap of mission of from the lander leaving the orbiter to its ascender returning to it in one 6-minute video

youtube.com/watch?v=DOlEwLRjyZ

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