Deep space
Queqiao
Queqiao is catalogued by GCAT as a deep-space mission in the Queqiao program.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Queqiao is catalogued by GCAT as a deep-space mission in the Queqiao program. This reconstructed record groups 4 GCAT payload or flight elements under launch 2018-045; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 20 May 2018, 21:28:50 UTC
- Launch location
- Xichang Space Center (Songlin), Sichuan, China
- Launch vehicle
- Chang Zheng 4C
- Orbit
- Cislunar or translunar orbit
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · March 2024?
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Queqiao
GCAT program: Queqiao.
- GCAT ID
- S43470
- Manufacturer
- Zhongguo kongjian jishu yanjiu yuan
- Launch mass
- 425 kg
- Propulsion
- 130N LAE
- Dimensions
- 2 m long · 1.5 m diameter · 4.2 m span
Longjiang 1 hao
GCAT program: Longjiang.
- GCAT ID
- S43471
- Manufacturer
- Harbin gongye daxue
- Launch mass
- 45 kg
- Dimensions
- 0.5 m long · 0.4 m diameter · 0.5 m span
Longjiang 2 hao
GCAT program: Longjiang.
- GCAT ID
- S43472
- Manufacturer
- Harbin gongye daxue
- Launch mass
- 45 kg
- Dimensions
- 0.5 m long · 0.4 m diameter · 0.5 m span
CZ-4C Y27 Stage 3
GCAT program: CZ Deep.
- GCAT ID
- S43473
- Manufacturer
- Shanghai hangtian jishu yanjiuyuan
- Launch mass
- 1,000 kg
- Dimensions
- 6.9 m long · 2.9 m diameter · 6.9 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
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