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[quote=BITTERSWEET,360546]At 16:34 on March 1, 2009 Source: China News Net

"Chang'e I" hit the moon successfully returned images

By March 1 electricity at 4:13 p.m. on the 1st, "Chang'e I" satellite in a controlled and successful impact the Moon.

It is reported that by the final confirmation, Chang'e I satellite to the moon impact point for a predetermined point, located at 1.50 degrees south latitude, 52.36 degrees east longitude.

Chang'e I satellite in October 24, 2007 at Xichang Satellite Launch Center, November 7 to enter the 200 km ring job on track, to October 2008 has been successfully in orbit for one year after the completion of the scheduled mission to detect the state of good.  In order to take full advantage of Chang'e I satellite in orbit, a valuable resource for follow-up mission to carry out verification tests on the accumulated data and experience, lunar exploration program leading group decided in accordance with the "low orbit, the risk from small to large" principle, the application of Chang I satellite launched a satellite platform and related technologies test the ability of satellite orbit, orbit determination of the capacity of more than 10 validation test.  Verification test from November 8, 2008 to embark on the smooth implementation of the plan, the satellite orbit from 200 km circular orbit down to 100 km circular orbit, and then dropped to 100 kilometers away on points in recent months, point 15 kilometers of the elliptical orbit, another Back to 100 km circular orbit at the same time, the satellite part of the system to carry out technical tests and reliability tests and achieved a number of valuable technical test data for the lunar exploration program 2 accumulated valuable technical and engineering experience.

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