雅虎新闻China Launches Second Robotic Moon Probe

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An unmanned moon probe blasted off from China Friday (Oct. 1) to begin the country's next phase of lunar exploration and set the stage for even more ambitious spaceflights to come.

The Chinese moon probe, called Chang'e 2, launched at 6:59:57 a.m. EDT (1059:57 GMT) from the Xichang Space Center in southwestern China's Sichuan province, according to state media reports. It should take about five days for the spacecraft to enter orbit around the moon.

The Chang'e 2 spacecraft soared into space atop one of China's Long March 3C rockets. It launched on Oct. 1, National Day in China – a holiday that commemorates the 61st anniversary of Communist rule in the country.

Chang'e 2 is the second step in China's three-phase Chang'e moon exploration program, which is named after China's mythical moon goddess. Chang'e 2 will test out technology and collect data on possible landing sites for the Chang'e 3 spacecraft, which is scheduled to land on the moon in 2013, China's state-run Xinhua News Agency has reported.

According to media reports, the mission has a cost of about $134 million.

Chang'e 2  will eventually swoop down to an orbit just 9 miles (15 km) above the lunar surface to take high-resolution pictures of landing areas for the Chang'e 3 mission, Xinhua has reported.

After snapping the photos, Chang'e 2 will retreat to an altitude of about 62 miles (100 km) to conduct a study of the lunar surface and dirt.

The Chang'e 1 probe launched in October 2007 and conducted a 16-month moon observation mission, after which it crash-landed on the lunar surface by design, in March 2009.

The Chang'e missions are just one prong of China's burgeoning space program, which has seen three successful manned spaceflights, including the nation's first spacewalk on the most recent mission, the Shenzhou 7 flight of 2008.

中国于10月1日发射了一颗无人月球探测器，开始了下一个阶段雄心勃勃的月球探索计划。
中国的月球探测器（嫦娥2号）于东部时间6：59：57在中国西南部的四川省西昌卫星发射中心发射升空。据官方媒体报道，它将需要5天的时间来完成整个绕月飞行。
嫦娥2号探月卫星通过中国长征三号运载火箭发射升空。它的发射日期正好是10月1日，这一天是中国的国庆节，是纪念共产党领导这个国家61周年的日子。
中国官方媒体新华社报道：嫦娥2号是中国嫦娥月球探测计划中三个阶段的第二个阶段，它是以中国神话传说中月亮女神的名字命名的。:L 嫦娥2号是为将于2013年进行的下一阶段计划进行技术验证、数据收集以及寻找适合的月球着陆点。
官方媒体报道该项目的经费约为一亿三千四百万美元。
据新华社报道：嫦娥2号最终将下降到距离月面只有9英里(15公里)的轨道，从而为嫦娥3号寻找适宜的着陆点并拍摄高分辨率的照片。
在拍摄照片的任务完成后，嫦娥2号卫星将上升到约62英里（100公里）高度的轨道，并对月球表面和它的月斑进行研究。
嫦娥1号探测器于2007年10月发射升空，并对月球进行了为期16个月的观测任务，在设计任务完成后于2009年3月在月球表面坠毁。
嫦娥计划仅仅是中国蓬勃发展的空间计划的一个缩影。中国的空间计划已经成功的进行了3次载人航天飞行，包括2008年神州7号的太空行走。http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20 ... ondroboticmoonprobe
An unmanned moon probe blasted off from China Friday (Oct. 1) to begin the country's next phase of lunar exploration and set the stage for even more ambitious spaceflights to come.

The Chinese moon probe, called Chang'e 2, launched at 6:59:57 a.m. EDT (1059:57 GMT) from the Xichang Space Center in southwestern China's Sichuan province, according to state media reports. It should take about five days for the spacecraft to enter orbit around the moon.

The Chang'e 2 spacecraft soared into space atop one of China's Long March 3C rockets. It launched on Oct. 1, National Day in China – a holiday that commemorates the 61st anniversary of Communist rule in the country.

Chang'e 2 is the second step in China's three-phase Chang'e moon exploration program, which is named after China's mythical moon goddess. Chang'e 2 will test out technology and collect data on possible landing sites for the Chang'e 3 spacecraft, which is scheduled to land on the moon in 2013, China's state-run Xinhua News Agency has reported.

According to media reports, the mission has a cost of about $134 million.

Chang'e 2  will eventually swoop down to an orbit just 9 miles (15 km) above the lunar surface to take high-resolution pictures of landing areas for the Chang'e 3 mission, Xinhua has reported.

After snapping the photos, Chang'e 2 will retreat to an altitude of about 62 miles (100 km) to conduct a study of the lunar surface and dirt.

The Chang'e 1 probe launched in October 2007 and conducted a 16-month moon observation mission, after which it crash-landed on the lunar surface by design, in March 2009.

The Chang'e missions are just one prong of China's burgeoning space program, which has seen three successful manned spaceflights, including the nation's first spacewalk on the most recent mission, the Shenzhou 7 flight of 2008.

中国于10月1日发射了一颗无人月球探测器，开始了下一个阶段雄心勃勃的月球探索计划。
中国的月球探测器（嫦娥2号）于东部时间6：59：57在中国西南部的四川省西昌卫星发射中心发射升空。据官方媒体报道，它将需要5天的时间来完成整个绕月飞行。
嫦娥2号探月卫星通过中国长征三号运载火箭发射升空。它的发射日期正好是10月1日，这一天是中国的国庆节，是纪念共产党领导这个国家61周年的日子。
中国官方媒体新华社报道：嫦娥2号是中国嫦娥月球探测计划中三个阶段的第二个阶段，它是以中国神话传说中月亮女神的名字命名的。:L 嫦娥2号是为将于2013年进行的下一阶段计划进行技术验证、数据收集以及寻找适合的月球着陆点。
官方媒体报道该项目的经费约为一亿三千四百万美元。
据新华社报道：嫦娥2号最终将下降到距离月面只有9英里(15公里)的轨道，从而为嫦娥3号寻找适宜的着陆点并拍摄高分辨率的照片。
在拍摄照片的任务完成后，嫦娥2号卫星将上升到约62英里（100公里）高度的轨道，并对月球表面和它的月斑进行研究。
嫦娥1号探测器于2007年10月发射升空，并对月球进行了为期16个月的观测任务，在设计任务完成后于2009年3月在月球表面坠毁。
嫦娥计划仅仅是中国蓬勃发展的空间计划的一个缩影。中国的空间计划已经成功的进行了3次载人航天飞行，包括2008年神州7号的太空行走。