Queqiao-2 lunar relay spacecraft family
Queqiao-2 is China’s upgraded lunar relay spacecraft launched in 2024 to provide Earth–Moon communications for Chang’e 6 and future far-side and south-polar lunar missions.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Queqiao 2Magpie Bridge-2Queqiao-2 relay satelliteChang’e 6 relay spacecraft
- Family Name
- Queqiao-2
- Full Name
- Queqiao-2 lunar relay spacecraft family
- Roles
- orbitercommunicationsresearch
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Queqiao-2 is China’s upgraded lunar relay spacecraft launched in 2024 to provide Earth–Moon communications for Chang’e 6 and future far-side and south-polar lunar missions.
- First Flight Year
- 2,024
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 11:17:01 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 11:17:01 UTC