Long March 5 | Chang'e 7

Name: Long March 5 | Chang'e 7
Start: 2027-12-31T00:00:00Z
End: 2027-12-31T00:00:00Z
Location: Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

TO BE DETERMINED

> T-MINUS (NET)

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Target time only (NET — no earlier than). This launch is not yet confirmed and may slip.

> MISSION DATA

DATEFriday, December 31, 2027

TIME12:00 AM UTC

PROVIDERChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

ROCKETLong March 5

PAD101

LOCATIONWenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

ORBITLunar Orbit

> MISSION BRIEFING // PLANETARY SCIENCE

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.

> SCHEDULE & SOURCE

Source-reported status: To Be Determined. Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources.

Launch window: 2027-12-31 00:00:00 UTC — 2027-12-31 00:00:00 UTC.

Dates and windows may change. Passing the scheduled time does not confirm a launch outcome.

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