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There is continuous radio connection from the lander to the Queqiao relay satellite at the Earth-Moon L2 point. But what about the transmission from the relay satellite to ground stations on Earth? Are there antennas on Chinese territory only or is there a global Chinese system, like the DSN system?










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      There is continuous radio connection from the lander to the Queqiao relay satellite at the Earth-Moon L2 point. But what about the transmission from the relay satellite to ground stations on Earth? Are there antennas on Chinese territory only or is there a global Chinese system, like the DSN system?










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      There is continuous radio connection from the lander to the Queqiao relay satellite at the Earth-Moon L2 point. But what about the transmission from the relay satellite to ground stations on Earth? Are there antennas on Chinese territory only or is there a global Chinese system, like the DSN system?







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          Right now, the Chinese Deep Space Network is only in China, although there are a number of locations there. They are building a station in South America, however, which should give near continuous communication. The setup they have should allow for roughly 16 hours/ day of communication to any deep space object, including Queqiao.



          Note that the Wikipedia article seems to be out of date, the South American station is now operational. As a result, there should be 24 hours/ day possible, during the lunar day.






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            According to this article, the station in south America began operation in march 2018. So about 24 hours/day should be possible.
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          Right now, the Chinese Deep Space Network is only in China, although there are a number of locations there. They are building a station in South America, however, which should give near continuous communication. The setup they have should allow for roughly 16 hours/ day of communication to any deep space object, including Queqiao.



          Note that the Wikipedia article seems to be out of date, the South American station is now operational. As a result, there should be 24 hours/ day possible, during the lunar day.






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            According to this article, the station in south America began operation in march 2018. So about 24 hours/day should be possible.
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          Right now, the Chinese Deep Space Network is only in China, although there are a number of locations there. They are building a station in South America, however, which should give near continuous communication. The setup they have should allow for roughly 16 hours/ day of communication to any deep space object, including Queqiao.



          Note that the Wikipedia article seems to be out of date, the South American station is now operational. As a result, there should be 24 hours/ day possible, during the lunar day.






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            According to this article, the station in south America began operation in march 2018. So about 24 hours/day should be possible.
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          Right now, the Chinese Deep Space Network is only in China, although there are a number of locations there. They are building a station in South America, however, which should give near continuous communication. The setup they have should allow for roughly 16 hours/ day of communication to any deep space object, including Queqiao.



          Note that the Wikipedia article seems to be out of date, the South American station is now operational. As a result, there should be 24 hours/ day possible, during the lunar day.






          share|improve this answer














          Right now, the Chinese Deep Space Network is only in China, although there are a number of locations there. They are building a station in South America, however, which should give near continuous communication. The setup they have should allow for roughly 16 hours/ day of communication to any deep space object, including Queqiao.



          Note that the Wikipedia article seems to be out of date, the South American station is now operational. As a result, there should be 24 hours/ day possible, during the lunar day.







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            According to this article, the station in south America began operation in march 2018. So about 24 hours/day should be possible.
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            According to this article, the station in south America began operation in march 2018. So about 24 hours/day should be possible.
            – Uwe
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          According to this article, the station in south America began operation in march 2018. So about 24 hours/day should be possible.
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          According to this article, the station in south America began operation in march 2018. So about 24 hours/day should be possible.
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          Wikipedia is out of date. Now the question is, do I want to fix it...
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          Wikipedia is out of date. Now the question is, do I want to fix it...
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