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China to launch relay satellite next year to support moon landing missions

Written by  Andrew Jones Wednesday, 18 January 2023 10:06
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The moon and distant Earth seen from Earth-moon Lagrange point 2 by the Queqiao Chinese lunar relay satellite.

China will launch its Queqiao-2 communications relay satellite in 2024 to support upcoming robotic landing missions at the lunar south pole and far side of the moon.

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