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Chang'e 8

Name: Chang'e 8 launch
Start: 2029-12-31T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2029-12-31T00:00:00+00:00
Location: 101, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

Long March 5China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation101

Monday, December 31, 2029 · 12:00 AM UTCAdd to Calendar

NextMission AnnouncedT-720:00:00

Time to launch

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1268

DAYS

HRS

MIN

SEC

Launch Window Confidence

46% — Uncertain

Vehicle

Long March 5

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Long March 5 is a Chinese heavy lift launch system developed by China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT). CZ-5 is the first Chinese vehicle designed from the ground up to focus...

Height57 m

LEO Payload25,000 kg

Launches612

Successes589

Provider

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

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CHN • Founded 1999

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufactu...

Mission Brief

Chang'e 8/CE-8 is scheduled to launch in 2028, including a lander, a rover and a legged robot. The mission will land in the South Pole regions of the Moon to study lunar surface environment around the South Pole and experimenting with resource utilization, including testing an enclosed terrestrial ecosystem in the lunar environment.

PayloadChang'e 8

OrbitLunar Orbit

CustomerChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Stages2

Pad101, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China