China to the Moon - Chang'e 1 and 2, Chinese unmanned lunar orbiters |
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China to the Moon - Chang'e 1 and 2, Chinese unmanned lunar orbiters |
 Oct 1 2010, 11:25 AM
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Live launch coverage (in english) from CCTV seems to show a successful launch for Chang'e 2. Launch and booster sep all on time.
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Oct 1 2010, 01:49 PM
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More infos from Spaceflightnow.com: http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1010/01change2launch/
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Oct 1 2010, 05:46 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2920 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
Watching launch on Emily's bog: http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00002693/ , I can't believe the guy realy press the button to make the lift off happen! I'd say that's for show up purposes instead. What do you think?
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Oct 1 2010, 05:58 PM
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Listening to that tv-host is hilarious. So clueless...
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Oct 1 2010, 08:21 PM
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There is an interesting sentence in the Spaceflight Now page:
QUOTE Officials are considering three scenarios for Chang'e 2's overtime, including sending the spacecraft away from the moon and into deep space, giving Chinese engineers practice in operations further from Earth. This remembers me of Clementine, the lunar orbiter that was to encounter two asteroids in deep space... |
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Oct 6 2010, 01:18 AM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 86 Joined: 12-October 05 From: Beijing Member No.: 526 |
TCM-2 and TCM-3 canceled. LOI is expected in 1.5 hours.
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Oct 6 2010, 01:22 AM
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Good shooting!
 Thanks for the update, Yaohua.
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Oct 6 2010, 03:25 AM
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Interesting. I sure hope that works out.
I'm quite eager to see new images from the lunar surface. -------------------- -- Hungry4info (Sirius_Alpha)
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Oct 6 2010, 04:17 AM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 86 Joined: 12-October 05 From: Beijing Member No.: 526 |
The 490-Newton thrust main engine started at 03:05:59 UTC, burned for 1942 seconds. Chang'e 2 is now in lunar orbit at an altitude of 100 km.
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Oct 6 2010, 04:30 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Congratulations to CSNA & the people of China!
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Oct 6 2010, 01:40 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1074 Joined: 21-September 07 From: Québec, Canada Member No.: 3908 |
QUOTE (yaohua2000 @ Oct 5 2010, 11:17 PM)  The 490-Newton thrust main engine started at 03:05:59 UTC, burned for 1942 seconds. Chang'e 2 is now in lunar orbit at an altitude of 100 km. To be precise, Chang'2 entered a preliminary 12-hour orbit. Two more adjustments are needed before it reaches the 100-km working orbit. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/chin.../c_13544216.htm |
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Oct 25 2010, 03:55 PM
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Chang-e 2 has been operating in its 100 km circular orbit for a while, probably testing its instruments and maybe collecting some data. Yesterday it began testing the camera system, and tomorrow it will drop into its 100 by 15 km low pass over Sinus Iridum for the first time.
This from a report in the People's Daily today. Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
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Oct 25 2010, 04:51 PM
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Link please Phil?
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Oct 25 2010, 05:09 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10151 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
-------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
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Oct 27 2010, 03:57 AM
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http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90881/7178577.html
The spacecraft is in its 100 by 15 km orbit and will image Sinus Iridum tomorrow (Wednesday) Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
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