Monday, August 24, 2026
China delays Chang'e-7 moon launch as typhoon nears Wenchang
China postponed the Chang'e-7 lunar south-pole mission by about a month after Typhoon Narra disrupted final launch preparations at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, with a new date not yet confirmed. The Chang'e-7 stack, mounted on a CASC Long March 5 (Y14), had rolled out to the pad on August 19 for a launch originally targeted no earlier than August 24-25, aiming to land near the Shackleton crater at the lunar south pole to search for water ice.
/ Sources
/ About this story
Compiled by Venture Atlas from the sources above, using automated AI-assisted research. This is a summary of reporting published elsewhere, not original reporting - follow the source links for the full account. See our editorial standards.
Something wrong here? Email flightatlas.contact@gmail.com and we will fix it.
/ Related
- CASC keeps launch cadence up with two missions in a dayWednesday, August 19, 2026
- Long March 12 lofts 24th Guowang internet satellite groupMonday, August 17, 2026
- LandSpace postpones Zhuque-3 booster catch after rocket blastTuesday, August 11, 2026
- Long March 7A rocket explodes shortly after Wenchang liftoffMonday, August 10, 2026