Chang'e-4 farside landing mission |
Chang'e-4 farside landing mission |
Jul 15 2015, 01:35 PM
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Preliminary Suggestions for International Cooperation on Chang'E-4 Lunar Probe Xu Y. (China) http://www.unoosa.org/pdf/pres/copuos2015/...2015tech08E.pdf An Introduction of Chang’E-4 Probe: Probe(Lander,Rover)+ Relay Statellite Soft-landing on lunar farside Landing and roving exploration Will be launched between 2018 and 2019 the probe: Chang’E-4 probe,lander and rover have the same technical status with the Chang’E -3; but exploration will be redesigned; the payload will be reconfigered; The name of the probe might be changed. Chang’E-4 probe is a backup spacecraft of Chang’E -3 probe. By now, all platform products of the probe have been manufactured, waiting for further AIT. The probe will be launched by a long March 3B rocket from the Xichang Statellite Launch Center(XSLC) which is the same way with the Chang'E-3 between 2018 and 2019 The relay statellite: will be first launched into a lunar transfer orbit about the end of 2018 in the whole mission, then starts its earth-to-moon jurnery alone, and will enter and run in a Halo orbit around the Earth-Moon L2 point; the design life is 3 years. would provide relay service for the probe and the Earth, and carry out exploration. Engineering objectives are as follow. To realize the first soft landing on the lunar farside and perform exploration in human history. To demonstrate technologies of lunar data relay, landing and roving on complicated terrains of the lunar farside, and lunar night power generation; To perform further detailed survey on lunar environment in order to lay a foundation for subsequent lunar exploration mission. Tentative Scientific objectives are as follow. To study lunar surface dust features and its formation mechanism; To perform in-situ measurement of lunar surface residual magnetism and study its interaction with solar wind; To study lunar surface temperature and particle radiation environment; To perform lunar surface topology and material composition analysis, shallow-layer structure survey and study; To explore and study lunar interior structure of spheres; To perform lunar based VLF astronomical observation and study |
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Apr 11 2018, 05:10 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10229 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
Suggest a name for the CE4 relay satellite:
http://www.nssc.cas.cn/tzgg2015/tzgg_tzgg/...29_4987980.html (Google translation) Concerning the notification of the recruitment of the No. 4 relay star name Article Source: Release Time:2018-03-29 All relevant units: The fourth relay satellite will be launched in May 2018. Considering that the No. 4 mission will be the biggest bright spot in China's aerospace field in 2018, to further establish a good image of the lunar exploration project and expand the influence of the project, the Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center plans to use the project implementation unit as the main target for solicitation of No. 4 Relay star name. The No. 4 relay star name collection activity will take place from March 27 to April 15, 2018. The names so collected should reflect the theme of lunar exploration, have innovative and significant technological and cultural characteristics, be positive, and conform to the socialist core values. Specially invited your organization to participate in this solicitation. Please refer to the attachment for specific requirements. Attachment: Program for Selection of Relay No. 4 Relay Stars Moon Exploration and Aerospace Engineering Center March 27, 2018 -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
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