Queqiao-1

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 relay and radio astronomy satellites for the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) launched the Queqiao relay satellite on 20 May 2018 to a halo orbit around the Earth–Moon L₂ Lagrangian point Queqiao is the first communication relay and radio astronomy satellite at this location.

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2018  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Magpie Bridge; Queqiao relay satellite
communications satellite, lunar orbiter, halo orbit, Long March 4C, 

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2018 Queqiao-1

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rocket launch

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Frameless

QueqiaoDFH

KommunikationChangE4

Queqiao relay satellite separating from launch vehicle.

Queqiao relay satellite separating from launch vehicle.

Relay communication antenna with 4.2 m aperture on Queqiao

Relay communication antenna with 4.2 m aperture on Queqiao

鹊桥号中继卫星发射

鹊桥号中继卫星发射

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		QueqiaoDFH		Commons
commons	image		KommunikationChangE4		Commons
commons	image		Queqiao relay satellite separating from launch vehicle.		Commons
commons	image		Queqiao relay satellite separating from launch vehicle.		Commons
commons	image		Relay communication antenna with 4.2 m aperture on Queqiao		Commons
commons	image		Relay communication antenna with 4.2 m aperture on Queqiao		Commons
commons	image		鹊桥号中继卫星发射		Commons
commons	image		鹊桥号中继卫星发射		Commons