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    Queqiao-2 relay satellite (Chinese: 鹊桥二号中继卫星; pinyin: Quèqiáo èr hào zhōngjì wèixīng; lit. 'Magpie Bridge 2 relay satellite'), is the second of the communications...
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    Queqiao relay satellite (Chinese: 鹊桥号中继卫星; pinyin: Quèqiáo hào zhōngjì wèixīng; lit. 'Magpie Bridge relay satellite'), is the first of the pair of communications...
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  • Tiandu (redirect from Tiandu-2)
    Program's lunar navigation and communications test satellites based on Queqiao-2 relay satellite technology. Tiandu satellites will perform navigation...
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    China launched its relay satellite, Queqiao-2, to lunar orbit, along with two mini satellites Tiandu 1 and 2. Queqiao-2 will relay communications for the...
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  • satellites to reduce their impact on astronomy. Chang'e 6 Shensuo SVOM Queqiao 2 ""千帆星座"首批组网星成功发射,为什么要打造低轨卫星互联网?". The Paper. 21 August 2024. "CGWIC Successfully...
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    Chang'e 4 (redirect from Longjiang 2)
    relay satellite, Queqiao, was first launched to a halo orbit near the Earth–Moon L2 point in May 2018. The robotic lander and Yutu-2 (Chinese: 玉兔二号; pinyin:...
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    Voyager 2 is a space probe launched by NASA on August 20, 1977, as a part of the Voyager program. It was launched on a trajectory towards the gas giants...
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  • Two small satellites, 61 kg Tiandu-1 and 15 kg Tiandu-2, will be launched together with Queqiao-2 in 2024 to test technologies for a future lunar navigation...
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  • on 1 June 2024, the Chang'e 6 lander/ascender, with the support of the Queqiao-2 relay satellite, descended from its 200 kilometer (124 miles) orbit altitude...
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    launched its relay satellite, Queqiao-2, in the orbit of the Moon, along with two mini satellites Tiandu 1 and 2. Queqiao-2 will relay communications for...
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    N' Asia Spaceflight [@CNSpaceflight] (24 November 2022). "Update: 2024 Queqiao-2 data relay 2025 Chang'e-6 lunar sample return from far side 2026 Chang'e-7...
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  • LignoSat (section LignoSat 2)
    deployed into orbit via the Kibō module sometime within the month. LignoSat 2 is a 2U CubeSat. As of 2023[update], it is planned for launch in 2026. "World's...
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    Chandrayaan-2 (pronunciation; from Sanskrit: Chandra, "Moon" and yāna, "craft, vehicle") is the second lunar exploration mission developed by the Indian...
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    after touchdown, a robotic arm, mounted on the Lander Module will scoop about 2-3 kg of samples from around the landing site and transfer them to a container...
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    halo orbit about Earth-Moon L2 Arrival: November 2022 Institution: JAXA Queqiao-2 Mission: lunar orbiter serving as communications satellite for Chang'e...
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    (CNSA) Chandrayaan-2 (ISRO) Hera (ESA) Chang'e 6 service module (CNSA) Tiandu-1 and 2 (CNSA) Queqiao relay satellite (CNSA) Queqiao-2 relay satellite (CNSA)...
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    program being named after the Chinese goddess of the moon, the Queqiao and Queqiao-2 relay satellite is named after the "bridge of magpies" from the...
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    Chandrayaan-2's lander, which had five, with the fifth one being centrally mounted and capable only of fixed thrust. One of the main reasons for Chandrayaan-2's...
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    orbits providing continuous communication, as with the orbit of Queqiao and Queqiao-2 relay satellite or the planned first extraterrestrial space station...
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    beyond the Sun's heliosphere. It was launched 16 days after its twin, Voyager 2. It communicates through the NASA Deep Space Network (DSN) to receive routine...
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    kilometres (26.55 million miles) from the Sun's surface, was set by the Helios 2 spacecraft in April 1976. At its perihelion on 27 September 2023, the PSP's...
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    navigate between the Earth and the Moon. The second Nova-C lander with the IM-2 mission is scheduled to launch no earlier than January 2025, and a third Nova-C...
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  • satellites), USA-350 / Starshield, USA-351 / Starshield Queqiao-2, Tiandu-1, Tiandu-2 Yunhai-2 02 (6 satellites) USA-352 / RASR-5 SpaceX CRS-30 Starlink...
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    and the first landing on any extraterrestrial body was performed by Luna 2, which intentionally impacted the Moon on 14 September 1959. The far side...
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    (180 lb) of scientific instruments. The rover is 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in) long by 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) wide by 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) in height. The main box-like chassis...
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    launch anomaly". SpaceNews. Retrieved 14 March 2024. "China launches Queqiao-2 relay satellite to support moon missions". Space.com. 20 March 2024. Retrieved...
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    University News. Retrieved March 2, 2024. Hirano, Daichi (October 7, 2022). "Palm-Sized Lunar Excursion Vehicle 2 (LEV-2)". JAXA. Archived from the original...
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    Services (CLPS) program. Peregrine Mission One launched on 8 January 2024, at 2:18 am EST, on the maiden flight of the Vulcan Centaur (Vulcan) rocket. The...
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    Jitendra (2 August 2017). "Question No. 2783: Chandrayaan-1" (PDF). Lok Sabha. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017...
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    satellites), USA-350 / Starshield, USA-351 / Starshield Queqiao-2, Tiandu-1, Tiandu-2 Yunhai-2 02 (6 satellites) USA-352 / RASR-5 SpaceX CRS-30 Starlink...
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