Queqiao-1
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'''Queqiao relay satellite''' (), is the first of the pair of communications relay and radio astronomy satellites for the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) launched the Queqiao relay satellite on 20 May 2018 to a halo orbit around the Earth–Moon L2 Lagrangian point Queqiao is the first communication relay and radio astronomy satellite at this location.
Key facts
- Spaceflight.name
- Queqiao-1
- Spaceflight.image
- QueqiaoDFH.jpg
- Spaceflight.image_caption
- Rendering of Queqiao satellite
- Spaceflight.mission_type
- Communication relayRadio astronomy
- Spaceflight.operator
- CNSA
- Spaceflight.COSPAR_ID
- 2018-045A
- Spaceflight.SATCAT
- 43470
- Spaceflight.mission_duration
- Planned: 5 years(in progress)
- Spaceflight.spacecraft_bus
- CAST100
- Spaceflight.manufacturer
- DFH Satellite Company LTD
- Spaceflight.dimensions
- Satellite: 1.4 × 1.4 × 0.85 mAntenna: in diameter
- Spaceflight.power
- 800W
- Spaceflight.launch_date
- 20 May 2018 21:28 UTC
- Spaceflight.launch_rocket
- Long March 4C
- Spaceflight.launch_site
- Xichang LC-3
- Spaceflight.orbit_reference
- Halo orbit
- Spaceflight.previous_mission
- Chang'e 5-T1
- Spaceflight.next_mission
- Chang'e 4
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Design and development
- Mission
- International collaboration
- References
'''Queqiao relay satellite' (), is the first of the pair of communications relay and radio astronomy satellites for the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) launched the Queqiao relay satellite on 20 May 2018 to a halo orbit around the Earth–Moon L2 Lagrangian point Queqiao is the first communication relay and radio astronomy satellite at this location.
The name Queqiao ("Magpie Bridge") was inspired by and came from the Chinese tale The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl''.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Queqiao-1” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.