A very quick look at Queqiao. The image is one of many from a little monitoring camera. The satellite was designed to relay data to and from Chang'e 4 on the far side, and it worked well for several years. Then it seemed to be low on fuel for orbit […]
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October 21, 2026 at 7:05 AM
A very quick look at Queqiao. The image is one of many from a little monitoring camera. The satellite was designed to relay data to and from Chang'e 4 on the far side, and it worked well for several years. Then it seemed to be low on fuel for orbit […]
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[Original post on mastodon.social]
Queqiao carried one science instrument: the Netherlands-China Low-Frequency Explorer (NCLE), a radio astronomy instrument. This is not my field and I may be missing something, but I can't find anything much about any results from the instrument. Chang'e 4 had its own radio astronomy experiment […]
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October 21, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Queqiao carried one science instrument: the Netherlands-China Low-Frequency Explorer (NCLE), a radio astronomy instrument. This is not my field and I may be missing something, but I can't find anything much about any results from the instrument. Chang'e 4 had its own radio astronomy experiment […]
Queqiao was accompanied by two small satellites, DSLWP-A1 and DSLWP-A2 (Discovering the Sky at Longest Wavelengths Pathfinder). They would observe the sky in the very low frequency part of the radio spectrum to detect distant energetic phenomena. They were built by the Harbin Institute of […]
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October 16, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Queqiao was accompanied by two small satellites, DSLWP-A1 and DSLWP-A2 (Discovering the Sky at Longest Wavelengths Pathfinder). They would observe the sky in the very low frequency part of the radio spectrum to detect distant energetic phenomena. They were built by the Harbin Institute of […]
The Chang'e 5 T-1 service module spent some time at the Earth-Moon L2 point to test operations for the relay satellite needed for Chang'e 4. That relay satellite, Queqiao, was launched in May 2018 to be ready for Chang'e 4 at the end of the year, so it is our next mission. Queqiao takes its name […]
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October 16, 2026 at 6:19 AM
The Chang'e 5 T-1 service module spent some time at the Earth-Moon L2 point to test operations for the relay satellite needed for Chang'e 4. That relay satellite, Queqiao, was launched in May 2018 to be ready for Chang'e 4 at the end of the year, so it is our next mission. Queqiao takes its name […]
Chinas Raumfahrtagentur plant weitere Missionen zum Mond. Um den Kontakt zu halten, braucht es ein Relais. Das wurde mit Queqiao-2 jetzt ins All geschickt.
China schickt wichtigen Kommunikationssatelliten für Mondmissionen ins All
Chinas Raumfahrtagentur plant weitere Missionen zum Mond. Um den Kontakt zu halten, braucht es ein Relais. Das wurde mit Queqiao-2 jetzt ins All geschickt.
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March 20, 2024 at 6:23 AM
Chinas Raumfahrtagentur plant weitere Missionen zum Mond. Um den Kontakt zu halten, braucht es ein Relais. Das wurde mit Queqiao-2 jetzt ins All geschickt.
Does anyone know if the Queqiao-2 launch will be live streamed anywhere?
March 19, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Does anyone know if the Queqiao-2 launch will be live streamed anywhere?
How do you #communicate 📶 with a #spacecraft when the #moon is in the way ? #china 🇨🇳 uses relay satellites 🛰️, #queqiao launched on 📆 20 May 2018. It can support missions across the whole of the Moon https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-missions/queqiao-lunar-constellation […]
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April 7, 2026 at 12:46 AM
How do you #communicate 📶 with a #spacecraft when the #moon is in the way ? #china 🇨🇳 uses relay satellites 🛰️, #queqiao launched on 📆 20 May 2018. It can support missions across the whole of the Moon https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-missions/queqiao-lunar-constellation […]
“China placed the relay satellite Queqiao in a halo orbit around the Earth-Moon L2 point beyond the Moon so that its Chang’e 4 mission on the lunar far side could transmit images and scientific data back to Earth.”
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June 20, 2026 at 10:46 AM
“China placed the relay satellite Queqiao in a halo orbit around the Earth-Moon L2 point beyond the Moon so that its Chang’e 4 mission on the lunar far side could transmit images and scientific data back to Earth.”
tinyurl.com/45h28j3h
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Chinese Queqiao satellite can directly transmit a picture from the far side of the Moon to Earth because of its Halo Orbit around Lagrange point L2.
January 15, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Chinese Queqiao satellite can directly transmit a picture from the far side of the Moon to Earth because of its Halo Orbit around Lagrange point L2.
🛰️Queqiao-2 s'est placé hier, 24 mars, à 17h46 en orbite autour de la Lune.
🌔L'orbiteur chinois doit servir de relai de communication pour les prochaines missions Chang'e 6, 7 et 8.
➡️On en parle dans notre article 👇
🌔L'orbiteur chinois doit servir de relai de communication pour les prochaines missions Chang'e 6, 7 et 8.
➡️On en parle dans notre article 👇
La Chine vise le Pôle sud de la Lune avec Chang’e 7 - Cité de l'espace
La mission robotisée Chang’e 7 doit se poser à proximité du cratère Shackleton au Pôle sud de la Lune. Une zone qui intéresse aussi la NASA.
www.cite-espace.com
March 25, 2024 at 9:36 AM
🛰️Queqiao-2 s'est placé hier, 24 mars, à 17h46 en orbite autour de la Lune.
🌔L'orbiteur chinois doit servir de relai de communication pour les prochaines missions Chang'e 6, 7 et 8.
➡️On en parle dans notre article 👇
🌔L'orbiteur chinois doit servir de relai de communication pour les prochaines missions Chang'e 6, 7 et 8.
➡️On en parle dans notre article 👇
China's Tiandu-2 spacecraft captured this ethereal new infrared image of the Moon.
See that other little world floating in the background? That's Earth.
spacenews.com/chinas-queqi... 🔭🧪
See that other little world floating in the background? That's Earth.
spacenews.com/chinas-queqi... 🔭🧪
April 23, 2024 at 1:35 PM
China's Tiandu-2 spacecraft captured this ethereal new infrared image of the Moon.
See that other little world floating in the background? That's Earth.
spacenews.com/chinas-queqi... 🔭🧪
See that other little world floating in the background? That's Earth.
spacenews.com/chinas-queqi... 🔭🧪
・Gunter's Space Pageのページ
Krebs, Gunter D. “Queqiao 1 (Chang'e 4 Relay, CE 4 Relay)”. Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved October 19, 2023, from space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/que...
Krebs, Gunter D. “Queqiao 1 (Chang'e 4 Relay, CE 4 Relay)”. Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved October 19, 2023, from space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/que...
Queqiao 1 (Chang'e 4 Relay, CE 4 Relay)
Queqiao 1, also known initially as Chang'e 4 Relay, is a Chinese relay satellite mission in support of the Chang'e 4 rover landing on the far site ...
space.skyrocket.de
October 19, 2023 at 10:26 AM
・Gunter's Space Pageのページ
Krebs, Gunter D. “Queqiao 1 (Chang'e 4 Relay, CE 4 Relay)”. Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved October 19, 2023, from space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/que...
Krebs, Gunter D. “Queqiao 1 (Chang'e 4 Relay, CE 4 Relay)”. Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved October 19, 2023, from space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/que...
英語圏で流行っていたSIGNALISミームについつい便乗してしまった.
個人的にカササギと中国語繋がりでは,中国の月探査機"嫦娥4号"の通信を補助した中継衛星の"鵲橋"(ピンイン表記の英語 : Queqiao, ドイツ語 : Elsternbrücke)を思い出しますね.
(元の七夕の伝承に伝わる橋を含めて本編とは多分関係ないです.)
#SIGNALIS
個人的にカササギと中国語繋がりでは,中国の月探査機"嫦娥4号"の通信を補助した中継衛星の"鵲橋"(ピンイン表記の英語 : Queqiao, ドイツ語 : Elsternbrücke)を思い出しますね.
(元の七夕の伝承に伝わる橋を含めて本編とは多分関係ないです.)
#SIGNALIS
October 19, 2023 at 10:22 AM
英語圏で流行っていたSIGNALISミームについつい便乗してしまった.
個人的にカササギと中国語繋がりでは,中国の月探査機"嫦娥4号"の通信を補助した中継衛星の"鵲橋"(ピンイン表記の英語 : Queqiao, ドイツ語 : Elsternbrücke)を思い出しますね.
(元の七夕の伝承に伝わる橋を含めて本編とは多分関係ないです.)
#SIGNALIS
個人的にカササギと中国語繋がりでは,中国の月探査機"嫦娥4号"の通信を補助した中継衛星の"鵲橋"(ピンイン表記の英語 : Queqiao, ドイツ語 : Elsternbrücke)を思い出しますね.
(元の七夕の伝承に伝わる橋を含めて本編とは多分関係ないです.)
#SIGNALIS
Test de l'antenne de 4,2 m du satellite relais Queqiao-1. Queqiao-2, qui sera bientôt lancé, mesure également 4,2 m et le "parapluie" doré est de la même taille.
March 18, 2024 at 7:35 AM
Test de l'antenne de 4,2 m du satellite relais Queqiao-1. Queqiao-2, qui sera bientôt lancé, mesure également 4,2 m et le "parapluie" doré est de la même taille.
La CZ-8 destinée au lancement du satellite relais lunaire Queqiao-2 a été chargée sur le Yuanwang-22 à Tianjin pour être expédiée vers l'île de Hainan puis transportée vers le port spatial de Wenchang. Lancement en mars.
February 14, 2024 at 1:50 PM
La CZ-8 destinée au lancement du satellite relais lunaire Queqiao-2 a été chargée sur le Yuanwang-22 à Tianjin pour être expédiée vers l'île de Hainan puis transportée vers le port spatial de Wenchang. Lancement en mars.
Nuovo passo avanti del programma lunare cinese: lanciato con successo un satellite che assicurerà le telecomunicazioni alle missioni sul lato nascosto della Luna e nella zona del Polo Sud lunare
spacenews.com/china-launch...
spacenews.com/china-launch...
China launches Queqiao-2 relay satellite to support moon missions
China launches Queqiao-2 relay satellite to support moon missions China launched its Queqiao-2 relay satellite Tuesday to support upcoming lunar far side and south polar missions.
spacenews.com
March 20, 2024 at 5:10 AM
Nuovo passo avanti del programma lunare cinese: lanciato con successo un satellite che assicurerà le telecomunicazioni alle missioni sul lato nascosto della Luna e nella zona del Polo Sud lunare
spacenews.com/china-launch...
spacenews.com/china-launch...
Queqiao-2 enterered a lunar orbit with 440 km perilune at 1705 UTC Mar 24. The Tiandu-1 probe, with Tiandu-2 still attached to it, entered a 209 km perilune orbit at 1743 UTC Mar 24.
March 25, 2024 at 11:09 PM
Queqiao-2 enterered a lunar orbit with 440 km perilune at 1705 UTC Mar 24. The Tiandu-1 probe, with Tiandu-2 still attached to it, entered a 209 km perilune orbit at 1743 UTC Mar 24.
LAUNCH at about 0031 UTC Mar 20 of the Queqiao-2 lunar farside comms relay sat by Chang Zheng 8 from Wenchang.
March 20, 2024 at 12:46 AM
LAUNCH at about 0031 UTC Mar 20 of the Queqiao-2 lunar farside comms relay sat by Chang Zheng 8 from Wenchang.
Queqiao is named after the mythological magpie bridge in one of China's Four Great Legends, the Cowherd and the Weaver. They have connected star-crossed lovers across the galaxy, but can these magpies bridge the abyss of international politics?
July 18, 2023 at 11:43 AM
Queqiao is named after the mythological magpie bridge in one of China's Four Great Legends, the Cowherd and the Weaver. They have connected star-crossed lovers across the galaxy, but can these magpies bridge the abyss of international politics?