Launch time20 Mar 202400:31:28 UTC
success
Orbit: Lunar
Serial number: Y3
Queqiao-2 will relay communications for the Chang'e 6 (Far side of the Moon), Chang'e 7 and Chang'e 8 (Lunar south pole region) spacecrafts. Tiandu 1 and 2 will test technologies for a future lunar navigation and positioning constellation.
Rocket Long March8
launched from Wenchang, LC-2China
Payloads
| Name | Purpose | Mass | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queqiao-2 | Communications | - | - |
| Tiandu-1 | Technology demonstration | - | - |
| Tiandu-2 | Technology demonstration | - | - |