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Chang'e 7
Long March 5
ProviderChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Pad101
DateAug 25, 2026
PrecisionAbout 12:30 AM UTC
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Queqiao-2
Long March 8China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation201
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 · 12:31 AM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
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 Moon. The launch also carries the Tiandu-1 & 2 small satellites testing cis-lunar space navigation and inter-satellite communication techniques for CNSA’s Deep Space Exploration Laboratory (DSEL).
PayloadQueqiao-2
OrbitLunar Orbit
CustomerChinese Lunar Exploration Program
Stages2
Pad201, Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
201
Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
Global range
- Latitude
- 19.618°N
- Longitude
- 110.955°E
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
12:21 AM UTC - 02:16 AM UTC
Provider
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Profile →CHN • Founded 1999
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is the main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has a number of subordinate entities which design, develop and manufactu...
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
