T-minus
1299days
06hrs
37min
55sec
Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Provider type
Government
Orbit
LO
Mission type
Planetary Science
Launch site
China
Date
Mon, 31 Dec 2029 00:00:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#7632 ever
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.