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China’s Queqiao-2 relay satellite entered lunar orbit

China’s Queqiao-2 relay satellite entered lunar orbit

China’s Queqiao-2 lunar reconnaissance satellite was successfully launched into orbit around the Moon, becoming an important element in preparing for a mission to collect samples from the far side of the Moon. Queqiao-2 was launched on March 8 from the Wenchang Cosmodrome, and on March 24, the spacecraft reached lunar orbit after a 112-hour journey […]

Chinese satellite spies on US satellites in Earth orbit

Chinese satellite spies on US satellites in Earth orbit

A Chinese satellite launched in 2018 is checking on other countries’ spacecraft high above the Earth in geostationary orbit. The Tongxin Jishu Shiyan Weixing-3 (TJS-3), vaguely described as an experimental communications satellite, has made close encounters with U.S. satellites in recent months. The Orbital Focus Twitter account notes that the TJS-3 satellite was drifting along […]