Chang'e 3: Lunar Day 3 and onwards, Ongoing discussion of the Rover/Lander mission |
Chang'e 3: Lunar Day 3 and onwards, Ongoing discussion of the Rover/Lander mission |
Feb 11 2014, 10:10 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1452 Joined: 26-July 08 Member No.: 4270 |
The China Space facebook page reports the lander has awaken (Link).
I haven't heard anything about the rover. -------------------- -- Hungry4info (Sirius_Alpha)
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Mar 10 2014, 11:24 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2106 Joined: 13-February 10 From: Ontario Member No.: 5221 |
Sounds like a free return trajectory. Or perhaps braking into orbit and then escaping again for the challenge?
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Mar 11 2014, 07:50 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1729 Joined: 3-August 06 From: 43° 35' 53" N 1° 26' 35" E Member No.: 1004 |
Sounds like a free return trajectory. apparently it will be a Chang'e-1 bus mated to the Chang'e 5 sample return capsule injected in a free return, lunar flyby orbit. I wonder if they will envisage a secondary mission for the bus, which will remain in a high energy, C3~=0 Earth orbit unless it reenters the atmosphere together with the capsule. |
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