CHINA’S Chang’e-4 probe decelerated and entered a lunar orbit yesterday, completing a vital step on its way to making the first soft landing on the far side of the moon. China’s Chang’e-4 lunar mission, the first-ever soft-landing endeavor on the lunar farside, launched successfully on 8 December at 02:23 Beijing time (7 December at 18:23 UTC) via a Long March 3B rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center. Spacewatch: China readies for part one of mission to far side of the moon Read more

It is the second spacecraft in the China National Space Administration’s (CNSA) mission to attempt the first landing on the far side of the moon.
Chang'e 4 successfully enters orbit around the Moon ahead of a historic landing on the far side of the Moon in early 2019.