Chang'e 8
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| Operator |  China National Space Agency |
|---|---|
| COSPAR ID | {{#property:P247}} |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 2028 (planned) |
| Rocket | CZ-5 |
| Lunar lander | |
Chang'e-8 spacecraft is the fourth Chinese unmanned sample return spacecraft developed by the China Academy of Space Technology. Besides conducting scientific experiments, Chang'e-8 will also perform some key technological lunar surface experiments. Chang'e-8 is scheduled to be launched around 2028. Chang'e-7 and Chang'e-8 will form the basic configuration of a China and Russia led International Lunar Research Station.[1] The CNSA aims to utilize Chang'e 8 to manifest the feasibility of Lunar resource utilization and to build a basic model of Lunar Research Station.
Overview[edit]
Chang'e 8 will be a command and communication experimental platform on lunar surface. It can also perform multiple lunar physical fields survey, geology investigation, In situ extraction experiment of lunar regolith and observation of Earth macroscopic phenomena.[2]
Scientific Objectives[edit]
Mission Architecture[edit]
Payloads[edit]
The spacecraft comprises a propulsion model, a rover, a lander and a hopper which will be the first of its kind on the surface of Lunar.[3]
Launch[edit]
Tentatively, Chang'e 8 will be launched in 2028 by CZ-5 rocket at Hainan, China.
References[edit]
- ↑ "中国探月工程总设计师吴伟仁：今年将全面推进探月工程四期". news.cn. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ↑ GNF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION PROSPECTS ON CHINA LUNAR & DEEP SPACE EXPLORATION PROGRAM Wednesday 21, retrieved 2023-06-23
- ↑ "Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, 66th session, 809th meeting | UN Web TV". media.un.org. 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
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