CHINA LUNAR PROBE, The Chang'e II Satellite,LAUNCH Live CCTV-4, OCT.1, 2010

Lift off for China's second lunar probe in HD, Chinese unmanned lunar probe that was launched on 1 October 2010.[2] It was a follow-up to the Chang'e 1 lunar probe, which was launched in 2007. Chang'e 2 was part of the first phase of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, and conducted research from a 100-kilometer-high lunar orbit in preparation for a 2013 soft landing by the Chang'e 3 spacecraft.[3] Chang'e 2 was similar in design to Chang'e 1, although it featured some technical improvements, including a more advanced onboard camera with a resolution of one meter. Like its predecessor, the probe was named after a Chinese goddess of the moon. The total expenditure for the Chang'e 2 mission was approximately CN¥900 million, or US$134 million.[4]
After completing its primary objective, the probe left lunar orbit for the L2 Lagrangian point, to test the Chinese tracking and control network, making the China National Space Administration the third space agency after NASA and ESA to have visited this point.[5] It entered orbit around L2 on 25 August 2011, and is expected to remain there until the end of 2012.[6][7]. INFO: WIKIPEDIA CUTS.

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