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Chinese probe on long march to the moon

Submit on Thursday, October 25th, 2007 04:00

Rocket: Chang Zheng 3A; Payload: Chang’e 1; Date: 24 October 2007, 1005 UTC; Site: Xichang Satellite Launch Centre, China. The country’s first lunar probe was successfully placed in a 205 km x 50,930 km Earth orbit at 1029 UTC and has meanwhile deployed its solar panels.

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