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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.

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post Nov 26 2013, 04:15 AM
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Jade Rabbit? Really?

For those who know the Chinese myth of Chang'e, this makes perfect sense. It also means that we ought to be able to identify the intended landing site.

Since Change's companion, a large rabbit, was always seen sitting in the shade of a large cinnamon tree, all Phil has to do is find said large cinnamon tree in Sinus Iridum, and we have our landing site...

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- Geert   Chang'e 3 prelaunch through lunar orbit insertion   Mar 3 2009, 06:27 AM
- - yaohua2000   As an enthusiast from China, NASA and the United S...   Oct 6 2010, 01:40 AM
|- - Explorer1   Well, JIMO was replaced, and Mars seems to be as h...   Oct 6 2010, 01:46 AM
- - nprev   Just a gentle reminder for everyone to review the ...   Oct 6 2010, 01:52 AM
- - Phil Stooke   I am pleased to see China exploring the Moon like ...   Oct 6 2010, 01:53 AM
- - charborob   See this report on Spacedaily.com: http://www.spac...   Oct 6 2010, 02:09 AM
- - yaohua2000   Lunar Rover Test in the Kumtag Desert, Gansu Provi...   Mar 11 2012, 01:16 PM
|- - elakdawalla   QUOTE (yaohua2000 @ Mar 11 2012, 05:16 AM...   Mar 15 2012, 07:48 PM
|- - yaohua2000   QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Mar 16 2012, 03:48 A...   Mar 15 2012, 08:12 PM
- - yaohua2000   Chang'e 3 lunar rover, due to launch in 2013.   Mar 11 2012, 01:18 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Wonderful pictures, thanks for posting them here. ...   Mar 11 2012, 09:10 PM
|- - SFJCody   Is that rocker-bogie? Doesn't JPL have a paten...   Mar 11 2012, 10:57 PM
|- - stevesliva   QUOTE (SFJCody @ Mar 11 2012, 05:57 PM) I...   Mar 12 2012, 01:14 AM
- - hendric   Wouldn't matter unless JPL patented it in Chin...   Mar 12 2012, 04:03 PM
- - kenny   The Chinese rover wheels are reminiscent of the Lu...   Mar 14 2012, 09:11 AM
- - Phil Stooke   Chang'E-3 landing area: http://meetingorganiz...   Jul 25 2012, 04:39 PM
- - Phil Stooke   The landing area shown in that abstract is plotted...   Jul 25 2012, 11:15 PM
- - tolis   Back to lunar missions where the Chang'e 3 ...   Sep 9 2012, 04:57 PM
- - tolis   Hawaii partners with China on Moon landing: http:...   Sep 19 2012, 09:45 PM
- - Hungry4info   Chang'e 3's RTG could permit it a 30 year ...   Oct 23 2012, 08:16 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Of course, a mechanical or electronic failure is l...   Oct 24 2012, 01:02 PM
- - Paolo   in free access and creative commons: Precise posit...   Dec 15 2012, 02:20 PM
- - elakdawalla   I've put together a Flickr album of all the im...   Jan 4 2013, 07:56 PM
- - Paolo   I don't understand why space geeks are not exc...   Jan 5 2013, 09:36 AM
- - tolis   I would say that partly to blame is the (relative)...   Jan 5 2013, 12:13 PM
- - nprev   I suppose that the landing might be barely visible...   Jan 5 2013, 12:37 PM
- - Astro0   QUOTE (elakdawalla @ Jan 5 2013, 06:56 AM...   Jan 7 2013, 11:36 AM
- - smh   I can't find any information on how the RTG is...   Jan 8 2013, 04:48 PM
- - Astro0   Nice article by Emily compiling all the informatio...   Jan 10 2013, 06:16 AM
- - Cosmic Penguin   Ouyang Ziyuan is reporting that the launch of Chan...   Jan 10 2013, 07:16 AM
- - Cosmic Penguin   Just saw a Chinese news report interviewing the pe...   Mar 8 2013, 12:40 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Thanks for this. Late in the year is what had bee...   Mar 8 2013, 04:15 PM
- - Cosmic Penguin   Anyone have seen information (papers, abstracts, p...   Mar 16 2013, 09:05 AM
- - machi   Cosmic Penguin: This is pretty easy, you can find...   Mar 17 2013, 11:36 AM
- - Cosmic Penguin   Heh, I was just ranting on the lack of information...   Mar 17 2013, 03:30 PM
- - Phil Stooke   This report (right at the end): http://www.nasasp...   Apr 26 2013, 10:56 AM
- - Cosmic Penguin   The Chinese are now doing the final major test - t...   May 9 2013, 02:40 PM
- - elakdawalla   What's the provenance of those photos? They...   May 9 2013, 03:00 PM
- - Paolo   I think pics were first posted here http://210.82....   May 9 2013, 05:06 PM
- - Phil Stooke   I've been preparing some graphics for Chang...   Jun 6 2013, 09:00 PM
- - elakdawalla   In the absence of much detailed scientific informa...   Jun 6 2013, 11:23 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Yes, Emily, they are high Ti. Of course, you can...   Jun 6 2013, 11:35 PM
- - Cosmic Penguin   Apparently the launch of Chang'e 3 is schedule...   Aug 7 2013, 12:46 PM
|- - tolis   QUOTE (Cosmic Penguin @ Aug 7 2013, 01:46...   Aug 15 2013, 01:57 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Excellent news. Thanks for this. I am so looking...   Aug 7 2013, 08:18 PM
|- - tedstryk   I'm just excited that we may be about to see t...   Aug 11 2013, 11:57 AM
- - Doug M.   With less than four months to go before launch, Ch...   Aug 12 2013, 09:14 AM
|- - tolis   QUOTE (Doug M. @ Aug 12 2013, 10:14 AM) W...   Aug 15 2013, 02:01 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (tolis @ Aug 15 2013, 07:01 AM) the...   Aug 15 2013, 02:27 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Envy? Phil   Aug 12 2013, 12:58 PM
- - Phil Stooke   http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/20...moon-...   Aug 28 2013, 03:05 PM
|- - stone   From some time ago I thought Chang'E 4 is onl...   Aug 28 2013, 07:33 PM
- - Phil Stooke   No, as with Chang'E 1 and 2, the second is a b...   Aug 28 2013, 09:23 PM
- - Phil Stooke   This is the program for a Chinese lunar and planet...   Sep 5 2013, 02:14 PM
- - Phil Stooke   http://ms2013.cosmos.ru/sites/ms2013.cosmo...ogram...   Sep 21 2013, 11:24 PM
- - Paolo   A pre-print from Science China: Technological adva...   Oct 12 2013, 07:40 AM
- - yaohua2000   Lunar rover naming contest phase 1 of 4 completed....   Oct 27 2013, 01:35 PM
- - nprev   Yaohua, is this open to everyone or only PRC citiz...   Oct 27 2013, 10:53 PM
|- - yaohua2000   QUOTE (nprev @ Oct 28 2013, 06:53 AM) Yao...   Oct 28 2013, 12:00 AM
- - nprev   I did. Thanks!   Oct 28 2013, 12:23 AM
- - yaohua2000   Fan work by pockn@9ifly: http://www.youtube.com/w...   Oct 29 2013, 01:47 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Thanks for the link - I'm sure we all really a...   Oct 29 2013, 11:45 PM
- - dvandorn   I read at the LROC site that they are looking forw...   Oct 30 2013, 05:00 AM
- - Phil Stooke   Interesting comment. 'They' at LROC don...   Oct 30 2013, 02:21 PM
- - dvandorn   They appear to be concerned only with LROC NAC ima...   Oct 30 2013, 02:59 PM
- - ollopa   Does anyone have any insights into the rover deplo...   Oct 30 2013, 11:14 PM
|- - Hungry4info   QUOTE (ollopa @ Oct 30 2013, 06:14 PM) Do...   Nov 2 2013, 04:36 AM
- - Phil Stooke   I can't really answer your question with certa...   Oct 31 2013, 06:02 PM
- - Explorer1   What are the chances they would merely select a si...   Oct 31 2013, 06:53 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Remember they have their own c. 1.5 m/pixel images...   Oct 31 2013, 07:06 PM
- - Explorer1   I would ordinarily say it looks way too complicate...   Nov 2 2013, 07:25 AM
- - ollopa   I draped the annotated map from today's Youtub...   Nov 2 2013, 03:40 PM
|- - yaohua2000   QUOTE (ollopa @ Nov 2 2013, 11:40 PM) Can...   Nov 2 2013, 08:31 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Hi - check this out: http://www.planetary.org/blo...   Nov 2 2013, 04:07 PM
|- - infocat13   this site and the planetary blog cited in this pap...   Nov 2 2013, 05:44 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (infocat13 @ Nov 2 2013, 09:44 AM) ...   Nov 2 2013, 07:42 PM
- - Phil Stooke   If you go here: http://ms2013.cosmos.ru/ you can...   Nov 14 2013, 05:40 PM
- - Cosmic Penguin   There's a CNSA press conference early tomorrow...   Nov 25 2013, 01:57 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Thanks! Phil   Nov 25 2013, 03:01 PM
- - Cosmic Penguin   Not much has been said I'm afraid - in particu...   Nov 26 2013, 03:25 AM
- - elakdawalla   They did say the name "Yutu" or "Ja...   Nov 26 2013, 03:28 AM
- - dvandorn   Jade Rabbit? Really? For those who know the Chin...   Nov 26 2013, 04:15 AM
|- - PaulH51   QUOTE (dvandorn @ Nov 26 2013, 12:15 PM) ...   Nov 26 2013, 06:14 AM
|- - ollopa   I wish I could add some solid information about up...   Nov 26 2013, 12:04 PM
|- - dvandorn   QUOTE (ollopa @ Nov 26 2013, 06:04 AM) Bu...   Nov 26 2013, 06:14 PM
- - Phil Stooke   "...all Phil has to do is find said large cin...   Nov 26 2013, 11:50 AM
- - Cosmic Penguin   Someone on NSF has been able to found out the crit...   Nov 26 2013, 02:51 PM
- - Phil Stooke   This is good... now I am hoping to see an exact la...   Nov 26 2013, 03:24 PM
- - machi   According to ESA, launch is planned at 18:00 GMT (...   Nov 29 2013, 11:40 AM
- - kenny   Leonard David at space dot com is reporting launch...   Dec 1 2013, 01:19 PM
- - DEChengst   CCTV News live coverage started: http://english.c...   Dec 1 2013, 04:04 PM
- - kenny   CCTV confirms launch 1:30 am Monday China time, wh...   Dec 1 2013, 04:45 PM
- - Mr Valiant   [quote name='ollopa' date='Nov 26 2013...   Dec 1 2013, 05:16 PM
- - algorithm   Picture perfect launch, bang on time.   Dec 1 2013, 05:34 PM
- - algorithm   Onboard cameras showing payload, second stage, and...   Dec 1 2013, 05:35 PM
- - Ron Hobbs   Incredible pictures! Go Chang'e 3!...   Dec 1 2013, 05:37 PM
- - Seryddwr   Still looking good. MAVEN, then MOM, now Chang...   Dec 1 2013, 05:40 PM
- - algorithm   second stage separation, camera strapped to third ...   Dec 1 2013, 05:40 PM
- - algorithm   Coasting.   Dec 1 2013, 05:42 PM
- - kenny   3rd stage shut down on time, now enters orbital co...   Dec 1 2013, 05:43 PM
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