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Longjiang 2

Also known as Longjiang2

Peoples Republic of China · Launched

Explore trajectory

Completed · Success

A Chinese microsatellite that reached lunar orbit for low-frequency radio astronomy and returned images of the Earth beyond the Moon.

Destinations
Moon
Launch vehicle
Long March 4
Launch site
Xichang, Peoples Republic of China
Countries
Peoples Republic of China
Mission types
Orbiter, Observatory

Chronology

Mission timeline

  1. Launch

    Longjiang 2 launched with Queqiao and Longjiang 1

  2. Orbit insertion

    Longjiang 2 entered a 350 x 13700 km lunar orbit

    Moon

  3. Impact

    The orbit had decayed and Longjiang 2 impacted the Moon

    The page says the impact had happened "By 31 July 2019", so the date is the latest the source supports rather than an observed moment.

    Moon

Mission architecture

Vehicles

  • Longjiang 2 · Orbiter

    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

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Data verified through August 27, 2026