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2007年10月24日,中国成功发射了“嫦娥一号”月球探测卫星,迈出了探月计划的第一步。2010年10月,“嫦娥二号”作为登月计划的先导星将再次升空,为两年后发射的“嫦娥三号”选择月球着陆场。带有两个助推器、推力更大的长征三号C火箭替代长征三号A,带着“嫦娥二号”直接进入地月转移轨道。5天5夜的旅程,“嫦娥二号”将从西昌直奔月球。四川省凉山彝族自治州的首府西昌,这里纬度低、海拔高,白天晴空万里,夜晚皓月当空,自古就有“月城”的美称。千年的巧合,西昌卫星发射中心似乎名正言顺地就应该成为中国的探月港。
On October 24, 2007, China successfully launched the “Chang’e-1” lunar exploration satellite and took the first step in its lunar exploration plan. In October 2010, “Chang’e II” will once again be launched as the pioneer of the lunar landing program, and will select the lunar landing site for the “Chang’e III” launched two years later. With two boosters, the larger thrust of the Long March III C rocket replaces the Long March III A, with the “Chang’e II” direct access to the Earth-Moon transfer orbit. 5 days and 5 nights journey, “Chang’e II” will go straight to the moon from Xichang. Xichang, the capital of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, has a low latitude and high altitude with clear skies throughout the day and a bright moonlit night. Millennium coincidence, Xichang Satellite Launch Center seems justifiably to become China’s lunar exploration port.