Ha, simple physics. Position support vehicle, from which lander separates, so it has LoS to both lander and relay satellite and use it as another relay.
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Ha, simple physics. Position support vehicle, from which lander separates, so it has LoS to both lander and relay satellite and use it as another relay.
From my understanding they didn't have a support vehicle relaying the signal
"Information cannot be sent directly from the lunar far side to Earth — the moon's bulk gets in the way. Instead, signals are sent from the lunar surface up to a relay satellite called Queqiao, which launched in May 2018 and is hovering in an orbital "parking spot" from which it can communicate with Earth." https://www.space.com/42981-china-moon-far-side-panorama-chang-e-4.html the satellite is the support for radio
I know it can't. That is why I said they got around the physics of radio waves in the title. I wasn't aware they had a satellite to get around it. I was starting to wonder if it was a typical communist propaganda thing going on.