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Chang'e 3 prelaunch through lunar orbit insertion, Lander instruments, capability, development, testing, launch
Geert
post Mar 3 2009, 06:27 AM
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According to moondaily.com China plans a (unmanned) moonlanding for 2013.

The article contains an image of a sample-return probe taking off from the moon which indeed looks a lot like a (Soviet) Y8E derived vehicle.

If this is true, my earlier remark here that this landingsite might be selected for its option to fly a direct ascent trajectory back to earth seems to make sense, they might indeed be planning to attempt a sample-return mission with a moonlanding in the vicinity of the present crash-site.

Regards,

Geert.
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- Geert   Chang'e 3 prelaunch through lunar orbit insertion   Mar 3 2009, 06:27 AM
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- - Explorer1   We still have a camera view this long after, wow...   Dec 1 2013, 05:44 PM
- - algorithm   Separation of Lunar probe. Well done!   Dec 1 2013, 05:50 PM
- - algorithm   Probe engines now burning, Change 3 on its way.   Dec 1 2013, 05:55 PM
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- - craigmcg   The best coverage I've seen a a launch. Well ...   Dec 1 2013, 07:20 PM
- - climber   I segond that!   Dec 1 2013, 07:24 PM
|- - dilo   [Damn, I missed all! Could someone give me a r...   Dec 1 2013, 09:10 PM
|- - Thorsten Denk   Look here: CNTV (english) Thorsten   Dec 1 2013, 09:25 PM
|- - dilo   Thanks Denk! Separation is really spectacular,...   Dec 2 2013, 05:23 AM
- - kenny   They have reported that the landing legs, which we...   Dec 2 2013, 09:52 AM
- - kenny   QUOTE (dilo @ Dec 2 2013, 05:23 AM) Separ...   Dec 2 2013, 10:49 AM
|- - dshaffer   QUOTE (kenny @ Dec 2 2013, 05:49 AM) I do...   Dec 2 2013, 12:58 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (kenny @ Dec 2 2013, 02:49 AM) I th...   Dec 2 2013, 02:42 PM
- - kenny   Happy to stand corrected on the flaring.... Lat...   Dec 2 2013, 03:07 PM
- - charborob   Spaceflight 101 describes Chang-e 3's mission ...   Dec 3 2013, 06:30 PM
- - Toma B   Some news are coming in: QUOTE Chinese lunar prob...   Dec 5 2013, 06:31 PM
- - kenny   Chang'e 3 has completed its lunar orbit insert...   Dec 6 2013, 10:46 AM
- - Astro0   ESA Operations' twitter reports: @esaoperatio...   Dec 6 2013, 10:55 AM
- - Toma B   I just found this SPECIAL PAGE for Chang'e lun...   Dec 6 2013, 01:14 PM
- - Cosmic Penguin   I have just found some good introduction materials...   Dec 7 2013, 06:41 AM
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- - Seryddwr   I see it in the original, too. That can't be r...   Dec 7 2013, 11:49 AM
- - bobik   What about the very low frequency radio astronomy ...   Dec 7 2013, 04:23 PM
- - nprev   Thanks for all this terrific information, Cosmic P...   Dec 7 2013, 04:30 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Not certain about this yet, but I have formed the ...   Dec 8 2013, 01:40 AM
|- - dilo   A question arise, will the rover survive to the ni...   Dec 8 2013, 07:03 AM
- - Phil Stooke   The two hour time difference is one orbit - they a...   Dec 13 2013, 06:19 PM
- - Cosmic Penguin   The best annotated diagram of the lander and rover...   Dec 13 2013, 07:54 PM
|- - dilo   QUOTE (Cosmic Penguin @ Dec 13 2013, 08:5...   Dec 13 2013, 10:38 PM
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- - Explorer1   Those look great dilo! t-12 hours until the M...   Dec 14 2013, 12:14 AM
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