CASC Long March 5 Chang'e 8
Long March 5
Status
TBD
Date
31 DEC 2029
00:00
Launch Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Launch Pad
101
Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Mission Overview
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.
Rocket
Long March 5
Mission Type
Planetary Science
Orbit
Lunar Orbit
Stages
2
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
Long March 5 is a Chinese heavy lift launch system developed by China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT). CZ-5 is the first Chinese vehicle designed from the ground up to focus on non-hypergolic liquid rocket propellants. Currently, two CZ-5 vehicle configurations are planned, with maximum payload capacities of ~25,000 kilograms (55,000 lb) to LEO and ~14,000 kilograms (31,000 lb) to GTO. The Long March 5 roughly matches the capabilities of American EELV heavy-class vehicles such as the Delta IV Heavy.
Height
57 m
Diameter
5 m
Launch Mass
867 T
Thrust
10,600 kN