Long March 5 | Chang'e 8

Name: Long March 5 | Chang'e 8
Start: 2029-12-31T00:00:00Z
End: 2029-12-31T00:00:00Z
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

DATEMonday, December 31, 2029

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 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.

> SCHEDULE & SOURCE

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

Launch window: 2029-12-31 00:00:00 UTC — 2029-12-31 00:00:00 UTC.

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

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