Lander

Chang'e-7

CNSA / CAST

CNSA Chang'e-7 planned south polar comprehensive suite: orbiter, lander, rover, mini-flying hopper for PSRs.

Chang'e-7 is CNSA's south polar suite: orbiter, lander, rover, and a mini hopping probe for permanently shadowed regions.

Mission brief

The lander hosts a rover and a hopper that look for ice and other resources at the south pole.

Schematic

International instruments edged on the lander include the Italian laser corner reflector, the IKI dust instrument, the Egypt and Bahrain hyperspectral instrument, the Swiss Earth radiation instrument, and the Thailand space weather instrument.

Companies

Flights

Chang'e-7NET 2027 · CNSA south-pole complex (orbiter, lander, rover, hopper) focused on water-ice and polar environment.

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