Long March 5 | Chang'e 8
About this mission
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.
This mission is scheduled to launch in approximately 3.7 years. Dates may shift as development progresses.
Long March 5 — 3D Model
Procedural representation based on spacecraft class. Not to scale.
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