https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/12/10/china_moon_shot/

China has successfully launched a spacecraft aiming to become the first lander to touch down on the far side of the Moon.

The Chang’e probe was shot into space aboard a Long March 3B rocket on 7 December from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, a spaceport nestled in the Sichaun province. It’s expected to enter the Moon’s orbit by 11 December and will attempt to rest a robot and a lander on the lunar surface shortly afterwards.