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The Wandering Earth 2 (2023)

Earth → Earth orbit → Moon → Earth orbit

The Space Elevator Crisis is in 2044 and the Lunar Crisis in 2058 (years from reviews). 418,700 km in all on the map.

MoonEarth43To scale, seen from above.Date unknown: the Moon's place on its orbit is arbitrary; the ship takes the most efficient orbit.
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    Space elevator, Libreville Earth · 2044

    Trainee astronaut Liu Peiqiang rides the elevator as Digital Life fighters attack it.

    Space elevator

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    Ark Space Station Earth, orbit · 2044

    The fight reaches the top; the elevator, the Ark station and the lunar base are destroyed.

    14 years later

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    The Moon Moon · 2058

    The Moon is falling towards Earth; Peiqiang's nuke shuttle crashes and 300 veteran astronauts set off the bombs by hand.

    Escape capsule · 418,700 km

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    Navigator space station Earth, orbit · 2058

    Peiqiang escapes in a capsule as the Moon is blown apart.