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OUTPOST MISSION 2
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Queqiao-2 relay satellite is the second of the communications relay and radio astronomy satellites designed to support the fourth phase the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, after Queqiao-1 launched in 2018. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) launched the Queqiao-2 relay satellite on 20 March 2024 to an elliptical frozen orbit around the Moon to support communications from the far side of the Moon and the Lunar south pole.
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Launch
- Launch date
- November 11, 2023 at 06:49 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Vandenberg SFB, USA
- Launched by
- Falcon 9 Block 5 →
- Operator
- SpaceX
- Mission
- Transporter 9 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare)
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 399 km
- Periapsis
- 391 km
- Inclination
- 97.4°
- Orbital period
- 92.46 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- United States
- Launch mass
- 3 kg
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2023-174CG
- NORAD catalog №
- 58334
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Status
- Operational
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