The Pakistani small satellite travelled aboard China’s Chang’e-6 mission to collect samples from the far side of the moon and take images of the sun and moon from lunar orbit.
China Chang’e 6 launch On May 3, a sample was taken from Apollo Crater on the far side of the moon. Earth for analysis. The China-Pakistan ICUBE-Q was released from the spacecraft on May 8.
The 15.4-pound (7-kilogram) minisatellite will take images of the moon and sun, magnetic field data. Third GoaBased on the published data, the Chang’e-6 spacecraft’s imaging attempt was apparently unsuccessful.
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A data handover ceremony was held in Beijing on May 10. The data includes the first photos taken by the satellite, Sun Zhang Kejian, director of the China National Space Administration (CNSA), handed over the data to Pakistan’s ambassador to China Khalil-ur-Rahman Hashmi. space Technology and exploration between China and Pakistan.
“This is a very big, momentous event for us because this is the first ever lunar exploration mission. Moon This is a great day for Pakistan. And with the help of our Chinese friends, it’s a great day for us,” Gilani said, as reported by CCTV+. report.
“we [cooperation] In all technical fields, including remote sensing, navigation, and communications satelliteSince then, many launches have been conducted by China, demonstrating our continuing good cooperation.”
The satellite was jointly developed by Pakistan’s Institute of Space Technology and China’s Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The spacecraft will further deepen cooperation between the two countries, and Pakistan is also sign up Chinese International Lunar Research Station (ILRS).
Ge Ping, deputy director of CNSA’s Lunar Exploration and Astronautics Center, said China has also received an application from Pakistan to provide payloads for its future lunar probes. Chang’e 8 Mission.
Meanwhile, Chang’e 6 is in lunar orbit. Preparing for landingThe CNSA did not disclose a date for the landing, but it is expected to occur sometime in early June.
