Chang'e 8
| 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
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
Mission Architecture
Payloads
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
Tentatively, Chang’e 8 will be launched in 2028 by CZ-5 rocket at Hainan, China.
References
- ↑ "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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