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8 Years in Space: Chang’e-4 Queqiao Relay Satellite

Name: 8 Years in Space: Chang’e-4 Queqiao Relay Satellite
Start: 2026-05-21T00:00:00-10:00
End: 2026-05-21T23:59:59-10:00
Location: Earth-Moon L2 Lagrange point

May 21

China Queqiao “bridge of magpies” satellite reaches 8 full years in space today, launched 2018 to provide far side communications to Earth from Chang’E-4 lander / rover.