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Chang´e One makes 4th orbital transfer
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Source: CCTV.com | 11-01-2007 09:04
Special Report: Chang'e I -Journey to the Moon |
China's Chang'e One lunar probe has made its fourth and last orbital transfer Wednesday. That has put it on a course to finally leave its orbit around the Earth.
Now, Chang'e One is flying to the moon "in a real sense".
The main engine on the probe was started at 5:15pm. Thirteen minutes later, the probe was successfully shifted to the earth-moon transfer orbit with an apogee of about 380,000 kilometers.
