2018

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

Payloads deployed · 3