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Chang’e-2 enters penultimate lunar orbit

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/sci/2010-10/08/c_13547437.htm

China’s second unmanned lunar probe, Chang’e-2, has successfully completed its second braking at perilune on Friday, which decelerated the satellite and allowed it to enter a 3.5-hour orbit, according to the Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC).

Chang’e-2, following instructions from the center, started the second braking at 10:45 a.m. and entered the 3.5-hour elliptical moon orbit 17 minutes later, said Ma Yongping, vice-director of the BACC.

The second braking was to decelerate the satellite to prepare it for the final braking and its entering the designed 118-minute working orbit, Ma said.

Previous posts on Chang’e-2

https://ktwop.wordpress.com/2010/10/08/change-2-starts-transmitting-data-from-lunar-orbit/

https://ktwop.wordpress.com/2010/10/06/change-2-enters-12-hour-lunar-orbit/

https://ktwop.wordpress.com/2010/10/03/change-2-mission-on-track/

https://ktwop.wordpress.com/2010/09/30/chinas-second-moon-probe-change-2-to-launch-this-weekend/

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