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[b]China's Chang'e-3 enters lunar orbit[/b] China's Chang'e-3 probe entered a circular lunar orbit at 3:53 a.m. CST (0953 GMT, 5:53 p.m. Beijing Time) Friday (Dec. 6), after about 112 hours on an Earth-Moon transfer orbit, according to the Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC). The spacecraft entered orbit after 361 seconds of braking maneuvers using its variable thrust engine, the Xinhua news agency reported. The BACC confirmed that Chang'e-3 had entered a 62 mile high (100 km) lunar circular orbit. The Chang'e-3 lander with its Yutu rover is expected to touch down in the moon's Bay of Rainbows (Sinus Iridum) on Dec. 14.
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