China's second moon orbiter Chang'e-2 on Thursday set off from its moon orbit for outer space about 1.5 million km away from the earth, Chinese scientists told the media.
The orbiter left its moon orbit at 5:10 p.m. and it will take about 85 days for the orbiter to reach outer space, according to the State Administration of Science,Technology and Industry for National Defence (SASTIND).
The orbiter had finished all its tasks within its designed life span of six months by April 1, 2011. Scientists decided to let it carry out additional exploratory tasks as the orbiter still had fuel in reserve, reports the Xinhua News Agency.
The orbiter left its moon orbit at 5:10 p.m. and it will take about 85 days for the orbiter to reach outer space, according to the State Administration of Science,Technology and Industry for National Defence (SASTIND).
The orbiter had finished all its tasks within its designed life span of six months by April 1, 2011. Scientists decided to let it carry out additional exploratory tasks as the orbiter still had fuel in reserve, reports the Xinhua News Agency.
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