Planned orbital correction canceled

时间：2007-11-02 08:08:19

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BEIJING, Nov.2 - The first orbital correction for China's first lunar probe, Chang'e I, scheduled for Thursday has been canceled because it is traveling on the expected trajectory1, according to the Beijing Aerospace2 Control Center (BACC).

 

Chang'e I completed its fourth orbital transfer late on Wednesday afternoon, shifting out of its 120,000-kilometer orbit around the Earth and moving toward a 380,000-kilometer circumlunar orbit on Monday.

 

"Because Chang'e I has been operating in good condition on the expected trajectory, the first orbital correction planned for November 1 was canceled," said Tong Bin3, deputy chief engineer of the BACC.

 

Chang'e I was expected to go through one or two orbital corrections before reaching the moon's orbit at 11:25 am on Monday, said Pei Zhaoyu, a spokesman for the China National Space Administration (CNSA).

 

"All the systems of the satellite are operating normally," Pei said on Thursday.

 

After the probe entered the moon's orbit, it would brake several times to slow down so that it can be captured by the lunar gravity and become a real circumlunar satellite.

 

China's first lunar probe, Chang'e I, named after a legendary4 Chinese goddess who flew to the moon, blasted off on a Long March 3A carrier rocket at on October 24 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern Sichuan Province.

 
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1 trajectory fJ1z1     
n.弹道，轨道
参考例句：
  • It is not difficult to sketch the subsequent trajectory.很容易描绘出它们最终的轨迹。
  • The path followed by a projectile is called its trajectory.抛物体所循的路径称为它的轨道。
2 aerospace CK2yf     
adj.航空的，宇宙航行的
参考例句：
  • The world's entire aerospace industry is feeling the chill winds of recession.全世界的航空航天工业都感受到了经济衰退的寒意。
  • Edward Murphy was an aerospace engineer for the US Army.爱德华·墨菲是一名美军的航宇工程师。
3 bin yR2yz     
n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件
参考例句：
  • He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
  • He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。
4 legendary u1Vxg     
adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）
参考例句：
  • Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
  • Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。

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