Queqiao lunar relay spacecraft family
Queqiao is China’s lunar relay spacecraft launched in 2018 to provide communications between Earth and the Chang’e 4 lander and rover on the Moon’s far side.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Queqiao-1Queqiao lunar relay satelliteChang’e 4 relay satelliteQueqiao relay spacecraft
- Family Name
- Queqiao
- Full Name
- Queqiao lunar relay spacecraft family
- Roles
- orbitercommunicationsresearch
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Queqiao is China’s lunar relay spacecraft launched in 2018 to provide communications between Earth and the Chang’e 4 lander and rover on the Moon’s far side.
- First Flight Year
- 2,018
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/moon/missions/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 11:15:49 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 11:15:49 UTC