China's First Lunar Exploration Mission Proceeds Well  

出　　处：《Aerospace China》2007年第4期1-1,共1页中国航天（英文版）

摘　　要：China's first circumlunar satellite Chang'e-1 blasted off on a LM-3A launch vehicle at 6:05 p.m.,October 24(Beijing time)from the No.3 launching tower in the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern Sichuan Province. At 6:29 p.m.,October 24,Chang'e-1 was positioned into an elliptical Earth orbit with a perigee of 205km, an apogee of 50,930km and an inclination of 31 degrees.By a firing of the propulsion subsystem at the apogee, the perigee of the orbit was raised to 593km.Three perigee firings followed,the last one on October 31,2007,China＇s first circumlunar satellite Chang＇e-1 blasted off on a LM-3A launch vehicle at 6：05 p.m., October 24 （Beijing time） from the No. 3 launching tower in the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern Sichuan Province.

关 键 词：中国 太空 月球 探测技术 

分 类 号：V11[航空宇航科学与技术—人机与环境工程]