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[i]The test lunar orbiter, nicknamed "Xiaofei" on Chinese social networks, landed in Siziwang Banner of China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region early Saturday morning. Search teams have already recovered the orbiter at the designated landing area, about 500 kilometers away from Beijing. ...calling "Xiaofei" a pathfinder for Chang'e-5, Zhou Jianliang, chief engineer with the Beijing Aerospace Command and Control Center, said the data acquired by the lunar orbiter will optimize technology for Chang'e-5. Hao Xifan, deputy chief of China's third phase lunar exploration program, also said the mission validated ground support capacities, craft landing technology and recoverable spacecraft technology. According to Wu Weiren, chief designer of China's lunar exploration program, Chang'e-5 is expected to collect a 2-kg sample from two meters under the Moon's surface and bring it home.[/i]
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