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Jean Deville
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Co-host, Head of Operations, Dongfang Hour - the China Space Podcast
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How does China communicate with Chang'e 6 on the far side of the Moon? With a satellite constellation.
By Blaine Curcio, Jean Deville| BBC Sky at Night Verified China's Chang'e 6 mission is set to return samples from the far side of the Moon, but since the same side of the Moon always faces Earth, how do ground control communicate with the lunar lander? One of the biggest problems with landing a mission on the lunar far side is that spacecraft can’t communicate directly with Earth from the surface, as the Moon itself blocks radio signals. To resolve this, China uses relay satellites to convey signals from the surface back to Earth.
China's Chang'e 6 probe enters orbit around the Moon, on its journey to gather samples from the far side
By Blaine Curcio, Jean Deville| BBC Sky at Night Verified At 02:10am on 8 May, China's Chang’e 6 spacecraft entered orbit around the Moon, ahead of its attemped landing on the lunar far side. Chang’e 6 launched on 3 May from the Wenchang Space Launch Centre on China’s current most powerful rocket, the Long March 5, and is bound for the far side of the Moon, where it will collect a sample of lunar material and return it to Earth for study.
How does China communicate with Chang'e 6 on the far side of the Moon? With a satellite constellation.
By Blaine Curcio, Jean Deville| BBC Sky at Night Verified China's Chang'e 6 mission is set to return samples from the far side of the Moon, but since the same side of the Moon always faces Earth, how do ground control communicate with the lunar lander? One of the biggest problems with landing a mission on the lunar far side is that spacecraft can’t communicate directly with Earth from the surface, as the Moon itself blocks radio signals. To resolve this, China uses relay satellites to convey signals from the surface back to Earth.
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Dongfang Hour - the China Space Podcast