Chang'e-8 is a mission record in the MoonOpps lunar catalog (2026–2035), tracked for 2029 (Around 2029). Status: Planned; international payloads selected. Class: Robotic lander / ISRU and international payload mission. Source confidence is High — corroborated by clear official or primary sources. The record links 5 actors, 9 payloads, 1 region, and 1 cited source. Tracked actors include China National Space Administration, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, China National Space Administration, China National Space Administration, and others. Payloads include ISRU experiments plus international payloads from Hong Kong, Bahrain/Egypt, Iran-related teams, and more. Target region: Leibnitz-Beta Plateau near lunar South Pole. Catalog figures come from public sources, not predictions or live scraping, accessed through 2026-06-09.

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2029 / Around 2029

Chang'e-8

High

Notes

CNSA source gives around-2029 date, landing region and international payload selections.

Actors by role

Payloads by type

infrastructure

ISRU experiments plus international payloads from Hong Kong

ISRU experiments plus international payloads from Hong Kong

instrument

Bahrain/Egypt

Bahrain/Egypt

Iran-related teams

Iran-related teams

Italy

Italy

Pakistan

Pakistan

Russia

Russia

South Africa/Peru

South Africa/Peru

Thailand

Thailand

Türkiye

Türkiye

Regions

Sources

Publisher

CNSA

Source date

2025-04-25

Accessed

2026-06-09

Updated

Not specified