China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Queqiao (Chang'e 4 relay satellite)
Long March 4C
SUCCESS
Success
Sunday, May 20, 2018 · 21:28 UTC
Mission
/01Chang'e 4 is a Chinese lunar exploration mission that will incorporate an orbiter, a robotic lander and rover. The orbiter serves as a communications relay satellite. It will be placed into a halo orbit around the Earth-Moon L2 Lagrange point and is planned to support further missions to the far side of the Moon.
Mission Type
Planetary Science
Orbit
Lunar Orbit (LO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Long March 4C
Variant: C
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1)
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
28.247° N, 102.029° E
43
Pad Launches
114
Location Launches
222
Agency Launches
45
Orbital This Year