China plans to launch second lunar probe in October

China plans to launch the Chang’e-2, the country’s second lunar probe, in October this year, an expert said Thursday.

The satellite would be launched on a Long March 3-C carrier rocket, said Liang Xiaohong, Party chief of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, and a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC…
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