Mission
Planetary Science · LO
Queqiao-2 is a Chinese artificial satellite to serve as a communications relay for future Chinese lunar far side missions that cannot communicate directly with the Earth, beginning with the Chang'e 6 lunar sample return mission in 2024. It will operate from a Distant Retrograde Orbit (DRO) of the…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUEQIAO-2 2024-051A | Payload | orbits the Moon | |
| CZ-8 R/B 2024-051B | Rocket body | orbits the Earth and Moon | |
| TIANDU-1 2024-051C | Payload | orbits the Moon | |
| TIANDU-2 2024-051D | Payload | orbits the Moon |
COSPAR ID 2024-051 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).