China's relay satellite Queqiao 2, or Magpie Bridge 2, is ready to provide communication service to missions operating on the moon's far side, according to the China National Space Administration.▲This photo taken by satellite bracket camera of Long March 8 carrier rocket on March 20, 2024 shows the Queqiao 2 relay satellite (C) successfully separating from the carrier rocket with its solar wing and antenna successfully unfolded. [China National Space Administration/Handout via Xinhua]The administration said in a news release on Friday morning that the spacecraft has finished in-orbit communication tests. Ground controllers assessed the results and determined that the satellite's framework and mission payloads had been running normally. Its capability and performance have proved to be good enough for signal relay tasks for Chinese and foreign lunar expeditions, the release said.Queqiao 2 was lifted atop a Long March 8 carrier rocket from a coastal launchpad at the Wenchang Space Laun
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