China to launch Chang'e-2

'嫦娥二號(hào)'將于明年'奔月'

China planned to launch the Chang'e-2, the country's 2nd lunar probe, at the end of 2010, the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence said Monday. The Chang'e-2, part of the 2nd phase of the country's lunar exploration program, was to test key soft landing technologies for the Chang'e-3 and provide high-resolution photo images of the landing area, the administration said.

國(guó)防科工局28日召開會(huì)議表示，"嫦娥二號(hào)"探月衛(wèi)星預(yù)計(jì)于2010年底發(fā)射升空。"嫦娥二號(hào)"衛(wèi)星是探月二期工程的技術(shù)先導(dǎo)星，其主要目的是為"嫦娥三號(hào)"任務(wù)實(shí)現(xiàn)月球軟著陸進(jìn)行部分關(guān)鍵技術(shù)試驗(yàn)，并對(duì)"嫦娥三號(hào)"著陸區(qū)進(jìn)行高精度成像。

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