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Queqiao

Peoples Republic of China · Launched

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A Chinese relay satellite placed in a halo orbit beyond the Moon so that a lander on the far side could keep in contact with Earth.

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

Chronology

Mission timeline

  1. Launch

    Queqiao launched, with Longjiang 1 and Longjiang 2 as secondary payloads

    The launch vehicle and site are those the Longjiang 2 record carries for the same launch, which the Chang'e 4 page states the microsatellites shared with Queqiao.

    Earth

  2. Orbit insertion

    Queqiao took up a halo orbit around the Earth-Moon L2 point

    The Chang'e 4 page describes the orbit and the relay role but gives no date for the insertion.

    Moon

Mission architecture

Vehicles

  • Queqiao · Spacecraft

    Destinations: Moon

Trajectory record

Trajectory dataset not yet available

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Provenance

Sources

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Data verified through August 27, 2026