China's satellite has enough fuel on Earth

China on October 12 said that China 's Russian-2 moon-moon satellite has enough fuel to return to Earth.

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Ordinary Russian-2 was put into a lunar orbit by the rocket and adjusted only once when switching from Earth orbit to Moon's orbit, the satellite still has a large amount of fuel after when doing this mission.

That is the affirmation of Mr. Chu Kien Luong - Vice Chairman of the design of the survey system of the Lunar Exploration Program under Beijing Space Operations Center (BACC).

Mr. Zhou said that Ordinary Russian-2 has three "fates " after completing its six-month mission, that is to land on the Moon, fly out into space or return to Earth .

Thuong Nga-2's mission will be determined based on its status at the end of the mission.

According to calculations, Thuong Nga-2 satellite will end its journey and enter orbit at a height of 100km above the surface of the Moon.

The Chinh-3 School rocket has moved the Thuong Nga-2 satellite away from the launch platform at the Tay Xuong Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province, Southwest China on October 1.

Ordinary Russian-2 is tasked with analyzing the surface, the environment around the Moon and photographing China's area of ​​Thuong Nga-3 and Thuong Nga-4 spacecraft in the future.

The launch of the Thuong Nga-2 satellite lies in China's three-step roadmap to explore the Moon. Earlier in 2007, China launched the first moon exploration satellite named Thuong Nga-1.

Under the plan, in 2013, the country will launch Thuong Nga-3, landing on the lunar surface and by 2017 will get a moonstone sample to Earth.