Long March 3B launch into Earth parking orbit, then a direct translunar injection. Chang'e 3 performed a powered descent from 100 km lunar orbit with hover and hazard-avoidance imaging, delivering the Yutu rover, the first lunar rover since Lunokhod 2 (1973). Yutu's mobility failed after one lunar day, but the lander operated for years.
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