China will launch a satellite to the moon soon. The Chinese satellite that was launched will be very useful later. Under the name Queqiao-2, the satellite will be one of the robots on their lunar mission.
One country that is ambitious in the moon mission is China. In fact, some time ago there had been tensions between China and the US.
The United States has said that China is stealing potential territory on the moon. However, China categorically denied this.
To expedite their lunar mission, China will soon launch a communications satellite named real Queqiao-2.
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China Plans to Launch a Satellite to the Moon
The moon is Earth’s natural satellite that orbits faithfully. Since some time ago, the moon has become increasingly popular as an object of research by space scientists.
More and more missions to explore the moon, one of which belongs to China. As part of the lunar mission, Wang Qiong of The Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center under the China National Space Administration (CNSA) will launch Queqiao-2 in early 2024.
The launch of this satellite will be earlier than the Chang’e-6 mission which is currently expected to launch in late 2024 or early 2025.
Quieqiao-2 will be far more sophisticated than the first Queqiao satellite that launched in 2018 and then into the lunar orbit. The first Queqiao satellites will soon reach the end of their operational life.
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To Take More Moon Samples
Queqiao-2 has the meaning of “Jembang Murai 2” and originates from Chinese mythology. The satellite will enter a Distant Retrograde Orbit (DRO) in support of Chang’e-6, rather than into a more stable position in orbit around EM L2 or 65,000 kilometers from the moon.
The Chang’e-6 will likely carry out its landing, sampling, and takeoff stages and chronicle its ascent of the mission in about 48 hours.
The news that China will launch a satellite to the moon this will greatly assist them in observing the condition of the Earth’s natural satellite area.
Chang’e 6 Mission Target
Chang’e 6 will target tools within the massive South Pole Aitken (SPA) Basin on the far side of the moon. The SPA sample itself has been marked by the US as priority planetary science arena can provide the latest knowledge of the Solar System.
Queqiao-2 will be a communications relay between teams on the ground and the far side of the moon. A relay is urgently needed by China because the moon’s hemisphere never faces Earth due to tidal locking.
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The satellite, which has a parabolic antenna with a diameter of 2.4 meters, is part of China’s growing lunar ambitions. The orbiting satellite will provide a communications link for 8 hours of the 12 hour orbit period.
China will launch a satellite to the moon, but not just Chang’e 6 and Queqiao 2. Because China is also preparing Chang’e 8 and Chang’e 8 which will launch in 2026 and 2028. (R10/HR-Online)
