Up to zero hour on February 15, Chang'e I has notched up its 100-day safety record, with 1135 flights circling the moon. The lunar probe has been working well and it will encounter a lunar eclipse for the first time on February 21, the Chinese Lantern... ...full story at china.org.cn
from china.org.cn on Tue, Jul 01 2008
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Chang′e 1 hits moon after 16-month orbit movemen »
YouTube video China's first lunar probe, the Chang'e One, has completed its mission and crashed into the moon. The spacecraft had spent 16 months in orbit.
The Chang'e 1 satellite impacted the lunar surface at 4:13 p.m. Beijing Time on Sunday.
The spacecraft was... |
| 30 Nov 07 |
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Blackout to test power supply of Chang'e I » People's Daily Chang'e I will experience a lunar eclipse around February 21. This may lead to a power shortage because of the lack of sunlight on its solar panels that generate electricity, experts have said. The lunar eclipse will be the first of two ... |
| 18 Aug 08 |
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Chang'e-1 avoids moon eclipse, loses contact, resumes » People's Daily According to reports, on August 17, "Chang'e 1" satellite successfully passed this year's second lunar eclipse test. At present, all equipment is operating normally on the satellite. The partial lunar eclipse occurred between 3:35 a.m. and 6:44 a.m.... |
| 22 Feb 08 |
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Chang'e I survives its darkest hour » People's Daily Chang'e I, China's pioneering lunar probing satellite, came through its first lunar eclipse yesterday and has regained full operations. The moon orbiter was temporarily hidden from solar rays and lost contact with Earth for two-and-half ... |
| 18 Aug 08 |
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China's first lunar probe satellite normal after eclipse » People's Daily China's solar-powered lunar probe satellite Chang'e 1 stood the test of a partial eclipse on Sunday as scientists altered its orbit and temporarily turning off some facilities. Based on the signals sent by the satellite after the eclipse, the... |
| 15 Feb 08 |
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China's first lunar probe prepares for eclipse » Shanghai Daily CHINA'S space technicians are preparing for the first major challenge faced by lunar satellite Chang'e-1 when the Earth eclipses the sun and blocks the supply of solar energy on February 21. Scientists have had to redirect the orbit of the satellite,... |
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