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space-exploration7 months ago•4 min saved

China advances cislunar infrastructure with innovative lunar orbit spacecraft

China has deployed several small spacecraft into specialized lunar and Earth-moon resonance orbits to test communication, navigation, and orbital dynamics, supporting future cislunar infrastructure development, including establishing assets at Earth-moon Lagrange points and supporting upcoming lunar missions.

via SpaceNews|

#china #cislunar-infrastructure #dro-b

science-and-technology7 months ago•1 min saved

China's Tiandu-1 Achieves First-Ever Resonant Earth-Moon Orbit

China's Tiandu-1 satellite has entered a 3:1 Earth-moon resonant orbit, a potential breakthrough for lunar infrastructure, but US and Canadian experts contest the claim of it being the first, citing NASA's IBEX probe in 2011 that achieved a similar orbit.

via South China Morning Post|

#earth-moon-orbit #resonant-orbit #science-and-technology