According to the China National Space Administration, Thee orbiter-returner combination of China's Chang'e-5 lunar probe entered the Moon-Earth transfer orbit afrer conducting its second orbital manoeuver on Sunday.
In a statement , the space agency told Xinhua news that the Four 150N engines on the orbiter-returner combination ignited when they were 230 km away from the lunar surface and shut down after 22 minutes. According to real-time monitoring data, the orbiter-returner combination entered the targeted orbit successfully.
Later, the spacecraft combination carrying lunar samples will conduct orbital correction during its journey to Earth. The orbiter and returner will separate from one another at the right time. The Chang'e-5, comprising an orbiter, a lander, an ascender and a returner, was launched on November 24. The orbiter-returner combination has accomplished its first orbital manoeuver on Saturday.
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