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Longjiang 1

Peoples Republic of China · Launched

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Failed · Failure

A lunar microsatellite launched with Queqiao for low-frequency radio astronomy, but lost during its first trajectory correction maneuver because of a thruster-control logic malfunction.

Destinations
Launch vehicle
Long March 4C
Launch site
Xichang Satellite Launch Center
Countries
Peoples Republic of China
Mission types
Orbiter, Observatory

Chronology

Mission timeline

  1. Launch

    Longjiang 1 launched with Queqiao and Longjiang 2

    Earth

  2. Other

    Longjiang 1 was lost during the first trajectory correction maneuver

Mission architecture

Vehicles

  • Longjiang 1 · Spacecraft

    Destinations: Moon

Trajectory record

Trajectory dataset not yet available

Known dates and encounters do not uniquely determine a flight path. This mission’s sourced timeline is available above; no verified trajectory is currently published here.

What is needed to reconstruct this path?
  • A frame-qualified position and vector velocity at an epoch, or equivalent complete orbital elements.
  • Finer event-time constraints where required by an orbital reconstruction; the stored day/month/year precision is retained.
  • The actual failed-flight state history. Intended destinations are not evidence that the spacecraft reached them.

Provenance

Sources

Each source is listed once and labeled with the mission, event, trajectory, or destination/body context it supports.

Data verified through October 11, 2026