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...

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...

Program's lunar navigation and communications test satellites based on Queqiao-2 relay satellite technology. Tiandu satellites will perform navigation...

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...

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...

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...

halo orbit about Earth-Moon L2 Arrival: November 2022 Institution: JAXA Queqiao-2 Mission: lunar orbiter serving as communications satellite for Chang'e...

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...

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...

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...

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:...

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...

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...

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...

and take up valuable space and mass. Kentucky Re-entry Probe Experiment-2 (KREPE-2), part of an effort to improve thermal protection system technology, uses...

Chandrayaan-2 (pronunciation; from Sanskrit: Chandra, "Moon" and yāna, "craft, vehicle") is the second lunar exploration mission developed by the Indian...

the crew relocated Crew Dragon Endeavour to the zenith port of Harmony on 2 May 2024, docking to the zenith port at 13:46 UTC. Boeing Starliner Calypso...

(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)...

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...

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...

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...

orbits providing continuous communication, as with the orbit of Queqiao and Queqiao-2 relay satellite or the planned first extraterrestrial space station...

launch anomaly". SpaceNews. Retrieved 14 March 2024. "China launches Queqiao-2 relay satellite to support moon missions". Space.com. 20 March 2024. Retrieved...

has a fixed 2.5 meter diameter high-gain antenna and a steerable medium-gain antenna, both X- and K-band will be used. Downlink rates of 2 Gb/day are possible...

(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...

Satellite Technology Center. The satellite called by them as "SJTU Siyuan 2" had to integrate multiple functions within limited space and mass, including...

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...

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...

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...

out measurements of known variable X-ray sources. Einstein Probe carries 2 scientific instruments: the Wide-field X-ray Telescope (WXT), and the Follow-up...