"China's Queqiao-2 Satellite Boosts Lunar Mission Infrastructure"

China has launched the Queqiao-2 satellite, which will serve as a communications bridge between Earth and an upcoming mission on the far side of the moon, enabling data transfers from the previously unreachable area. The satellite will support the Chang'e-6 mission in May and future lunar missions, with plans to become part of a constellation of relay satellites by 2040. Additionally, two miniature satellites, Tiandu-1 and -2, will conduct tests for the construction of a constellation and provide support for China's research station planned for the moon's south pole.