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DRO-B

Chinese Academy of Sciences · Launched

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China's DRO-B satellite ultimately reached its designated orbit in Earth-Moon space after a launch upper-stage anomaly and now operates in Earth-Moon space maneuver orbits.

Destinations
Launch vehicle
Long March-2C
Launch site
Xichang Satellite Launch Center
Countries
China
Mission types
Other

Chronology

Mission timeline

  1. Launch

    DRO-B launched on a Long March-2C from Xichang Satellite Launch Center

    Earth

  2. Milestone

    An upper-stage anomaly caused DRO-A and DRO-B to fail to accurately enter their preset orbit

    Earth

  3. Milestone

    DRO-A and DRO-B were successfully separated

    Moon

  4. Orbit insertion

    The DRO-A/B dual-satellite combination ultimately reached its designated orbit

    Moon

  5. Milestone

    DRO-B established a K-band microwave inter-satellite measurement and communication link with DRO-L

    Moon

  6. Milestone

    DRO-B operates in Earth-moon space maneuver orbits

    Moon

Mission architecture

Vehicles

  • DRO-B · Spacecraft

    Destinations: Moon

Trajectory record

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Provenance

Sources

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Data verified through September 5, 2026