Long March 5 | Chang'e 8

Provider: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Vehicle: Long March 5

Launch Date:

Launch Site: 101

Target Orbit: LO

Orbital Compute Tier: Insufficient data

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.

Mission intelligence

Current mission briefs are available immediately to Explore customers and enter the public archive 30 days after launch when their research is ready.