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Long March 4C | Queqiao (Chang'e 4 relay satellite)
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Mission brief
The flight at a glance.
Chang'e 4 is a Chinese lunar exploration mission that will incorporate an orbiter, a robotic lander and rover. The orbiter serves as a communications relay satellite. It will be placed into a halo orbit around the Earth-Moon L2 Lagrange point and is planned to support further missions to the far side of the Moon.
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Planned timings relative to the target. These steps do not indicate live progress.
A flight sequence has not been published for this mission.