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ICUBE-QAMAR (ICUBE-Q)

OperationalPlanetary ScienceLunar

ICUBE-Q or ICUBE-QAMAR was a Pakistani lunar remote sensing nanosatellite and one of the four international payloads of the Chang'e 6 lunar sample-return mission. It was a joint venture between the Institute of Space Technology (IST), Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) and the Intelligent Satellite Technology Center of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), under the framework of Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO). It was Pakistan's first deep-space mission.

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Launch

Launch date
May 3, 2024 at 09:27 AM UTC
Launch site
Wenchang, China
Launched by
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Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Mission
Chang'e 6
Launch record
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Trajectory

Regime
Interplanetary — Lunar
Reference body
Lunar

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2024-083C
NORAD catalog №
59629
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
PakistanPakistan
Status
Operational