China on Wednesday launched a satellite that will act as a communications bridge between ground operations on Earth and an upcoming mission on the far side of the moon, marking a new phase in the ...

A Long March 8 lifts off from Wenchang spaceport, March 19 Eastern, carrying the Queqiao-2 lunar relay satellite. Credit: CNSA HELSINKI — China launched its Queqiao-2 relay satellite Tuesday to ...

A Long March-8 rocket, carrying the relay satellite Queqiao-2 for Earth-Moon communications blasts off at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province, March 20, 2024.

The moon and distant Earth seen from Earth-moon Lagrange point 2 by the Queqiao relay satellite. Credit: Zhejiang University NEW DELHI, India — China is preparing to place a new communications ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Friday its launch of a key signal relay satellite ... China launched the satellite Queqiao-2, which was named after a ...

Queqiao-2 to enable communications between Earth and far side of the moon Queqiao-2 satellite to serve upcoming Chang'e lunar missions China also plans constellation of signal relay satellites ...

The deployment of the Queqiao-2 relay satellite is a key step for China's future lunar exploration missions, including Chang'e-6, Chang'e-7 and Chang'e-8. The landing and sample collection sites ...

Queqiao 2 will support a number of upcoming ambitious moon missions. China is preparing to launch a satellite to relay communications to and from the moon. Queqiao 2 ("Magpie Bridge 2") will ...

The deployment of the Queqiao-2 relay satellite is a key step for China's future lunar exploration missions, including Chang'e-6, Chang'e-7 and Chang'e-8. The landing and sample collection sites of ...