21 May 2018
China launched a relay satellite 21 May early in the morning to set up a communication link between Earth and the planned Chang'e-4 lunar probe that will explore the Moon's far side. The satellite was carried by a Long March-4C rocket that blasted off at 5:28 a.m. from southwest China's Xichang Satellite Launch Center, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA).
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China's visitors to the Moon
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21 May 2018
China's lunar relay satellite, launched on 21 May for the Chang'e 4 lunar probe, is carrying the largest communication antenna ever used in deep-space exploration, according to Chinese experts. The launch of the satellite Queqiao, or Magpie Bridge, is a key step for China to realise its goal of sending the Chang'e 4 lunar probe to soft-land on the far side of the Moon.
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23 May 2018
China will launch another 11 BeiDou-3 satellites by the end of 2018, adding to its domestic BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), said an official at an academic conference on 23 May. Addressing the Ninth China Satellite Navigation Conference in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Wang said the BeiDou system is moving to become a global service provider after offering stable and reliable time and space information for clients in the Asia-Pacific region.
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23 May 2018
Belarus invites China to create a space satellite together, the Chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB) Vladimir Gusakov told Belarus media on 23 May. He said: “China has a vast space exploration program. The country has more than one satellite for the remote sensing of Earth and for communication. This is why I have a concrete proposal regarding participation in the construction of our satellite and the fulfillment of research projects once the satellite is operational. A Belarusian-Chinese satellite is possible in the future. We are now designing a new satellite together with Russian scientists. But the satellite after this one or maybe in addition to this one may be designed in association with Chinese scientists. It is a broad field for work.”
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