# China's Chang’e-7 lunar exploration mission is scheduled for launch in the second half of 2026.

*aerospace · news · 2026-05-23 · Macau Business*

## Key points

- Chang'e-7 will use orbiting, landing, roving, and hopping to explore the moon’s south pole.
- Chang'e-7 was delivered in April to Hainan for pre-launch preparations, with work progressing steadily.
- China has unified its crewed and unmanned lunar efforts into a single moon exploration project.
- Recent successful tests of Long March-10 and Mengzhou enable development of a reusable Earth-moon transportation system.
- The Long March-10, Mengzhou spacecraft, and Lanyue lunar lander will each have maiden flights in upcoming missions.

**Countries:** China

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