China on Wednesday launched a satellite that will act as a communications bridge between ground operations on Earth and an upcoming mission on the far side of the moon, marking a new phase in the ...

SINGAPORE—China has put its Queqiao-2 communication relay satellite—a key element for the Chang’e-6 moon landing mission later this year—on a lunar transfer trajectory. The carrier rocket, a Long ...

The far side of the moon and distant Earth, imaged by the 2014 Chang’e-5 T1 mission service module. Credit: Chinese Academy of Sciences HELSINKI — China’s Queqiao-2 communications relay satellite ...

China has successfully launched a satellite to facilitate communication for its upcoming lunar missions. What Happened: The satellite, named Queqiao-2, was launched on Wednesday by China. It will ...

The spacecraft is what's known as a relay satellite, meaning it will help pass messages back and forth between Earth and the moon. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Researchers explain the design of the relay communication satellite that enabled us to peek at the hidden face of the moon Because of a phenomenon called gravitational locking, the Moon always faces ...

Queqiao-2 to enable communications between Earth and far side of the moon Queqiao-2 satellite to serve upcoming Chang'e lunar missions China also plans constellation of signal relay satellites BEIJING ...