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Friday, October 16, 2026 · UTC
Launches & Rockets

China launches Chang'e 7 mission to the Moon

The spacecraft will depart from Hainan on a Long March 5 rocket to join a lunar landing campaign scheduled for November.

Luisa Marconi
Senior Space Correspondent
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China's Chang'e 7 mission is scheduled to launch next week from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan province aboard a Long March 5 rocket carrying scientific instruments. [3]