Planetary Science
QUEQIAO-2
OperationalPlanetary ScienceLunar
Queqiao-2 relay satellite is the second of the communications relay and radio astronomy satellites designed to support the fourth phase the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, after Queqiao-1 launched in 2018. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) launched the Queqiao-2 relay satellite on 20 March 2024 to an elliptical frozen orbit around the Moon to support communications from the far side of the Moon and the Lunar south pole.
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Launch
- Launch date
- March 20, 2024 at 12:31 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Wenchang, China
- Launched by
- Long March 8 →
- Operator
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Mission
- Queqiao-2
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Trajectory
- Regime
- Interplanetary — Lunar
- Reference body
- Lunar
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2024-051A
- NORAD catalog №
- 59276
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
China- Status
- Operational