Hang Nga ships set a record high in space

Hang Nga 2 July 14 has set a record as China's highest flying probe after flying out into space about 50 million km.

In a statement, the China Defense Industry and Technology Commission (SASTIND) said the Hang Nga 2 vessel is currently "in good condition " and has reached a height of 50 million km around 1am 14 / 7.

On 12/13/2012, Hang Nga 2 ship flew through Toutatis - (Photo: Chinanews.com)

According to calculations by scientists, this ship will fly 300 million kilometers away from Earth.

Launched on October 1, 2010 at the Tay Xuong Satellite Center in southwestern China, the Hang Nga 2 ship is tasked to explore the Moon at a wider range than the "predecessor" of Chang Er.

On June 9, 2011, after completing the mission on the Moon, Chang'e 2 left Moon's orbit to fly to point L2 - the gravitational equilibrium of the Earth and the Sun, located away from Earth 1.5 million km.

According to Xinhua, since the launch, Hang Nga 2 was recorded as the first full-moon mapping map with a resolution of 7m, the first object to fly to point L2 directly from orbit. moon.

On December 13, 2012, the ship passed Toutatis - an asteroid located about 7 million kilometers from Earth, making China the fourth country in the world to study an asteroid by spacecraft. , after the US, the European Union and Japan.