China Sends Queqiao-2 Comms Relay Satellite To Lunar Orbit
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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 March 8, lifted off from Wenchang Space Launch Center on Hainan island on the morning of March 20 at 8...
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