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Launch time of Chang'e 2 set for late Friday
By Li Xinran |
September 29, 2010, Wednesday
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China's second lunar probe mission, Chang'e 2 is set to blast off at 18:59'57' on Friday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
A Long March 3C Rocket will send Chang's 2 into its orbit. Refueling for three boosters of the rocket now standing on the launch pad will going on until three minutes ahead of the liftoff.
The Xichang Satellite Launch Center has been closed amid final testing and checking. The No.2 launch pad, designed to handle a maximum load of 300 tons and strap-on booster rockets, is chosen for the launching mission.
The Long March 3C Rocket, 54.84 meters tall, can handling a maximum take-off weight of 345 tons and will send the 2.48-tons Chang'e 2 straight into its orbit.
A fleet of three ships will be positioned in Pacific Ocean to monitor the launch.
It has been raining in Xichang City since Tuesday night. The weathermen foresee little chance for extreme weather on Friday. If the first launch has to be canceled because of unfavorable weather, it will be tried again on Saturday and Sunday, said the spokesperson of the lunar exploration project.
A Long March 3C Rocket will send Chang's 2 into its orbit. Refueling for three boosters of the rocket now standing on the launch pad will going on until three minutes ahead of the liftoff.
The Xichang Satellite Launch Center has been closed amid final testing and checking. The No.2 launch pad, designed to handle a maximum load of 300 tons and strap-on booster rockets, is chosen for the launching mission.
The Long March 3C Rocket, 54.84 meters tall, can handling a maximum take-off weight of 345 tons and will send the 2.48-tons Chang'e 2 straight into its orbit.
A fleet of three ships will be positioned in Pacific Ocean to monitor the launch.
It has been raining in Xichang City since Tuesday night. The weathermen foresee little chance for extreme weather on Friday. If the first launch has to be canceled because of unfavorable weather, it will be tried again on Saturday and Sunday, said the spokesperson of the lunar exploration project.
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