The Queqiao for Communication, Navigation, and Remote Sensing is a space infrastructure and public service platform built and operated in the field of deep space, with all-day, autonomous and controllable capabilities of efficient communication, navigation, positioning and timing, in-orbit computing and storage information services, and scientific exploration capabilities. It can support multi-target and multi-body free access to deep space for all kinds of spacecraft, efficient scientific exploration, resource development and utilization, frontier technology verification, and has important construction significance.
The event aims to collect entries for the single mission design of the Queqiao integrated constellation for communication, navigation, and remote sensing and the subsequent multiple missions planning and design, provide new ideas and solutions for the future integrated, all-day, high-precision integrated constellation, contribute to the development of the Earth-Moon space economy and provide important support for the overall construction of a strong space nation.
We welcome your active participation in building the Deep Space Internet. The notice is as follows:
(1)Theme track I: Call for the schematic design of the single mission
Design and model a solution for a specific mission, and submit the corresponding model along with the design proposal, including the overall plan and related models such as network topology, functional architecture, space layout, etc.; industrial standards and commercialisation models such as network protocols, interface systems, international rules, international industry alliance schemes, etc.
(2)Theme track II: Call for the planning and design of the multi-mission
Design 3~5 times of Queqiao satellite missions for medium to long-term planning, form a planning and design scheme, and support the construction of a deep space internet.
The call is open to the whole world, including but not limited to research institutes, companies, universities, professionals and amateurs in the field of aerospace. Cross-country, cross-organization and cross-professional teams are encouraged. Registration is open to individuals or groups, with a maximum of five participants per team in principle. Each participant is limited to no more than two teams, and each participating institution is not limited to registering just one team, but no more than three teams.
The call is organized and implemented in four stages and eight sessions, with the following arrangements:
| Stage | sessions | Timing |
| 1 | The rules of the event are published. Team up and online registration. | 25th April - 25th Jun 2023 |
| Eligibility and confirmation of registration | 26th Jun - 10th Jul 2023 | |
| Modeling training (online) | 11th Jul - 25th Jul 2023 | |
| 2 | Call for entries and submissions | Before 18th Feb 2024 |
| 3 | The first round of global experts’ evaluations (online) to select the top 16 for each rack | 19th Feb – 2nd Mar |
| The second round of global online voting and expert weighted evaluation to select the top 8 for each track | 3rd Mar – 4th Apr 2024 | |
| Third round of on-site presentation. Selection, determination and publication of each track’s winner | Before 24th Apr 2024 | |
| 4 | Procedure submission and award ceremony | 24th Apr 2024(Awarded during the China Space Day event) |
The event features a theme track award and an ultimate prize. First, second, third and merit prizes will be awarded for the themed track, while the ultimate prize will be awarded for gold, best idea, most popular and most commercially valuable.
1.Submission email:sr.dsel@outlook.com
2.Submission requirements:
(1)Submission e-mail:sr.dsel@outlook.com
(2)Submission requirements:Entries must be submitted by 24:00 UTC+8 on 18th February 2024. Teams must submit their entries in accordance with the requirements of the event, in a zip file named "Global Proposal Competition for Queqiao for Communication Navigation and Remote Sensing_Author Name_Mobile Phone Number".