Chinese satellite explores far side of the moon

"Longjiang 2", the microsatellite, was developed by the university and launched via a Long March 4C carrier rocket at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China's Sichuan province in May.

A team of students from the university participated in the research and development of the microsatellite, making HIT the first university in the world to send such a device into lunar orbit.