BEIJING, June 13 (China Space News) \u2014 China’s second lunar probe Chang’e-2 departed from its moon orbit at 17:10 on June 9, beginning a new journey to explore outer space and gain experience for future deep space explorations.<\/p>\n
Chang’e 2 is currently flying toward the 2nd Lagrangian point, which is 15,000km from the Earth. The satellite will reach its destination in two to three months, according to experts. <\/p>\n
There are 5 Lagrangian points in the Sun-Earth system. Chang’e-2 will fly to L2, or the 2nd Lagrangian point, which lies in the Earth’s shadow and is exposed to less sun radiation than other Lagrangian points. <\/p>\n
As the satellite was still in good condition and had adequate fuel after finishing its six-month mission on April 1, China decided to set it on its new mission.<\/p>\n
The outer space mission is expected to test China’s key technologies for deep space exploration and achieve valuable results. It will also test Chang’e-2’s satellite, measurement and control, and ground application systems, as it is the first time scientists have tired to pilot a satellite out of the lunar orbit and to a faraway place in outer space over long period of time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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