News from Gamingdeputy on June 15, if you witness the progress of China’s aerospace industry, then the Chinese people are very excited. China was once unknown in this field, but now it has come to the forefront of the world.
In the past, we just launched satellites, but now we are also developing to a higher level. In addition to building space stations, we have also made considerable progress in the field of landing on the moon. In order to better explore the far side of the moon, China launched the “Magpie Bridge” relay satellite in 2018.
Advertisement
Liu Jingxiang, a Malaysian associate researcher at the University of Science and Technology of China, told Science and Technology Daily that it is precisely because the “magpie bridge” as a communication station has realized data transmission and communication between the earth and the moon, and the Chang’e-4 probe has become the first successful soft landing on the far side of the moon. The probe laid the foundation for future deep space exploration, such as the later Chang’e-6, which will perform a sampling and return mission on the back of the moon.
Liu Jingxiang also mentioned that at present, China has agreed to the request of NASA and other national aerospace agencies to use the “magpie bridge” to help them complete future lunar exploration missions.
Gamingdeputy’s inquiry found that my country has announced that it will launch the Queqiao-2 relay satellite in 2024 to provide relay communication services for the subsequent Chang’e 6, 7, and 8 missions.
Advertisement
To put it simply, the Queqiao relay satellite belongs to a new type of satellite — a space communication relay satellite. Functionally, it belongs to a communication signal relay satellite. But the difference is that it is not for ground communication, but for space communication. It belongs to the communication support satellite in the lunar exploration project, providing relay communication between the earth and the moon, or in other words, the ground control center and the landing on the moon. Communication between devices depends on it to ensure.
According to reports, compared with the relay satellite “Queqiao” of Chang’e-4, the relay satellite of Queqiao-2, which will be launched next year, will have a greater improvement in overall level and capability, and will be used for Chang’e-6 to carry out lunar missions on the back of the moon. The sample collection task provides communication support.
In fact, China has always been open to international lunar exploration cooperation. For example, in 2021, it will jointly launch the International Lunar Research Station Project with the Russian National Space Corporation.
During the project research period, Liu Jingxiang was able to cooperate with researchers from many countries and publish relevant research results. In his view, human society should work together to transcend national boundaries, rather than adopt a closed-door policy to uncover the mysteries of outer space.