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Chang'e 8
Long March 5
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LAUNCH SITEWenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
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.
- Launch vehicle
- Long March 5
- Mission type
- Planetary Science
- Destination orbit
- Lunar Orbit
- Launch pad
- 101
- Provider
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
The vehicle
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Launch vehicle
Long March 5
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
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 8
- First flight
- 2016-11-03
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Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
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DestinationLunar Orbit
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