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China lays foundation for cislunar infrastructure with spacecraft in novel lunar orbits

Written by  Andrew Jones Monday, 16 June 2025 13:08
Artist’s rendering of China’s Tiandu-1 spacecraft in orbit above the moon, with solar panels extended and Earth visible in the distant background. The spacecraft is part of China’s cislunar technology demonstration efforts.

China has sent several small spacecraft into specialized lunar and cislunar orbits to test communications, navigation and orbital dynamics for planned Earth-moon infrastructure.

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