China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Chang'e 7

Name: Chang'e 7
Start: 2026-08-24T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-08-24T04:00:00.000Z
Location: 101 · Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

TBD

NET (T-0): 24 AUG · 00:00 UTC
Window: 4 hr
Rocket: Long March 5
Operator: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Pad: 101 · Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Payload: Chang'e 7
Orbit: Lunar OrbitLunar

Mission

Chang'e 7/CE-7 is scheduled to launch in 2026, including an orbiter, a lander, a mini-hopping probe, and a rover. The mission will land in the South Pole regions of the Moon to study lunar surface environment around the South Pole, especially in looking for water ice in lunar soil.

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