Queqiao lunar far-side communications relay satellite
Queqiao is the autonomous communications relay satellite that established an Earth-Moon L2 halo-orbit link for Chang'e 4 and enabled command and data return from the lunar far side.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Queqiao relay satelliteMagpie Bridge嫦娥四号中继星
- Family Name
- Queqiao
- Full Name
- Queqiao lunar far-side communications relay satellite
- Roles
- communicationsorbiter
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Queqiao is the autonomous communications relay satellite that established an Earth-Moon L2 halo-orbit link for Chang'e 4 and enabled command and data return from the lunar far side.
- First Flight Year
- 2,018
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Programs
- Spacecraft Specs
- Reusability
- expendable
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- Creation Time
- July 31, 2026 at 06:35:47 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 31, 2026 at 06:35:47 UTC