Chinese satellite explores far side of the moon
By Tian Xuefei and Zhou Huiying |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2018-11-14 18:15
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"Longjiang 2", the microsatellite, was developed by the university and launched via a Long March 4C carrier rocket at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China's Sichuan province in May.
A team of students from the university participated in the research and development of the microsatellite, making HIT the first university in the world to send such a device into lunar orbit.
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