[amsat-bb] Question abt the moon rover on the far side

[Nico Janssen]

George,

Actually we already have an amateur satellite in lunar orbit:
Lunar-OSCAR 94 (also called LongJiang 2 or DSLWP-B).

See BG2BHC's schedule for the next transmissions.

73, Nico

On 27-01-19 01:26, George Sakai via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>   Hi All,
> I am just wondering if we (Ham Radio) could have a relay satellite so that we could have a bigger footprint.
> George N3GS
>      On ‎Saturday‎, ‎January‎ ‎26‎, ‎2019‎ ‎05‎:‎26‎:‎18‎ ‎PM‎ ‎CST, Burns Fisher <burns at fisher.cc> wrote:
>   
>   Actually the comsat is in a halo orbit around one of the LaGrange points
> beyond the moon.
>
> On Sat, Jan 26, 2019 at 6:11 PM k6vug at sbcglobal.net <k6vug at sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
>
>>    Thanks a bunch.
>> - 73, Umesh
>>
>>      On Saturday, January 26, 2019, 2:56:19 PM PST, Paul Stoetzer <
>> n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
>>
>>    Yes, there's a relay satellite in lunar orbit named Queqiao.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Paul, N8HM
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 26, 2019 at 5:54 PM k6vug at sbcglobal.net <k6vug at sbcglobal.net>
>> wrote:
>>> Sorry if off-topic but I have a burning question and thought I'd ask
>> here...
>>> So far I haven't come across any info about how the earth stations are
>> communicating with the rover on the far side of the moon.  I always assumed
>> that once anything went to the far side, comms was essentially down, plus
>> the far side of the moon always remain the far side.  So, is there a
>> "mother-ship" that is acting as a reflector or relay ?  Just curious...
>>> Thanks,
>>> Umesh
>>> k6vug
>>>
>>>
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