Failed · Failure
A lunar microsatellite launched with Queqiao for low-frequency radio astronomy, but lost during its first trajectory correction maneuver because of a thruster-control logic malfunction.
- Destinations
- Launch vehicle
- Long March 4
- Launch site
- Xichang, Peoples Republic of China
- Countries
- Peoples Republic of China
- Mission types
- Orbiter, Observatory
Chronology
Mission timeline
Other
Longjiang 1 was lost during the first trajectory correction maneuver
Mission architecture
Vehicles
Longjiang 1 · Spacecraft
Destinations: Moon
Trajectory record
Trajectory dataset not yet available
No verified trajectory dataset is committed for this mission, so Mission Atlas renders no path.
Provenance
Sources
Each source is listed once and labeled with the mission, event, trajectory, or destination/body context it supports.
Data verified through September 5, 2026
- Design and flight results of the VHF/UHF communication system of Longjiang lunar microsatellites | Nature Communications — OTHERPaper · Supports: mission claims · event claims
- Longjiang 2 - NASA NSSDCA Master Catalog — NSSDCAMission page · Supports: mission claims · event claims
- Moon Facts — NASAOther · Supports: destination/body context
- Planet Sizes and Locations in Our Solar System — NASAOther · Supports: destination/body context