Launch (UTC)24 Aug 2026, 00:00 UTC
Launch (local)Aug 24, 2026, 12:00 AM
ProviderChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
VehicleLong March 5
OrbitLunar Orbit
Pad101, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
CountryChina
MissionChang'e 7
Window00:00–04:00 UTC
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.