2018 · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Queqiao (Chang'e 4 relay satellite)
successLong March 4C | Queqiao (Chang'e 4 relay satellite)
Chang'e 4 is a Chinese lunar exploration mission that will incorporate an orbiter, a robotic lander and rover. The orbiter serves as a communications relay satellite. It will be placed into a halo orbit around the Earth-Moon L2 Lagrange point and is planned to support further missions to the far side of the Moon.
Overview
- Date / time
- May 20, 2018 at 09:28 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Mission
- Queqiao (Chang'e 4 relay satellite)
- Mission type
- Planetary Science
- Orbit achieved
- Lunar Orbit