First-round design of the flight scenario for Chang＇e-2＇s extended mission： takeoff from lunar orbit

• Published in: 力学学报：英文版 Vol. 28; no. 5; pp. 1466 - 1478
• Main Author: Yang Gao Heng-Nian Li Sheng-Mao He
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: 地球探测; 场景; 月球探测器; 月球轨道; 设计; 起飞; 限制性三体问题; 飞行方案

Chang＇e-2, Chinese second lunar probe, was inserted into a 100 km altitude low lunar orbit on October 9th, 2010, its purpose is to continuously photograph the lunar surface and possibly chosen landing sites for future lunar missions. The probe will still carry considerable amount of propellant after...