Orbiter-returner combination of Chang'e-5 separates from ascender
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A graphic simulation shows the orbiter and returner combination of China's Chang'e-5 probe after its separation from the ascender. The orbiter and returner combination of China's Chang'e-5 probe successfully separated from the spacecraft's ascender at 12:35 p.m. Sunday (Beijing Time), according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA). The orbiter-returner combination will continue to orbit the moon, and wait for the right time to return to Earth with lunar samples. (CNSA/Handout via Xinhua)
A graphic simulation shows the orbit of the orbiter and returner combination of China's Chang'e-5 probe after its separation from the ascender. The orbiter and returner combination of China's Chang'e-5 probe successfully separated from the spacecraft's ascender at 12:35 p.m. Sunday (Beijing Time), according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA). The orbiter-returner combination will continue to orbit the moon, and wait for the right time to return to Earth with lunar samples. (CNSA/Handout via Xinhua)
A graphic simulation shows the orbiter and returner combination of China's Chang'e-5 probe before its separation from the ascender. The orbiter and returner combination of China's Chang'e-5 probe successfully separated from the spacecraft's ascender at 12:35 p.m. Sunday (Beijing Time), according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA). The orbiter-returner combination will continue to orbit the moon, and wait for the right time to return to Earth with lunar samples. (CNSA/Handout via Xinhua)