(EyesOnSci)CHINA-HAINAN-RELAY SATELLITE QUEQIAO-2-LAUNCH (CN)

(EyesOnSci)CHINA-HAINAN-RELAY SATELLITE QUEQIAO-2-LAUNCH (CN)

(240320) -- WENCHANG, March 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-8 rocket, carrying the relay satellite Queqiao-2 for Earth-Moon communications, blasts off at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province, March 20, 2024. After 24 minutes of flight, the satellite separated from the rocket, and entered the planned Earth-Moon transfer orbit with the perigee at 200 kilometers and the apogee at 420,000 kilometers. The satellite's solar panels and communications antennae were unfolded, according to the China National Space Administration. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

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