LIVE: Chang'e-2 (China's second lunar probe) - Long March 3C - October 1, 2010

[spacex]

Recent update:

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-11/27/content_9060389.htm

[Satori]

China to launch second lunar probe in 2010: report

[spacex]

Chang'e-2 2010 launch: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-12/28/content_12716681.htm

[spacex]

China Daily article: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-12/29/content_9239369.htm

[E.P. Grondine]

"ultimately they want to build an observatory on the surface"

CAPS

[Satori]

China plans to launch Cheng'e-2 in October or at the end of 2010.

From People's Daily: Chang'e-2 Satellite's camera resolution reaches 1 meter.

[Satori]

From Xinhua: China to launch 2nd lunar probe this year.

[wbhh]

It will drop an object for raising up moon dust.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/tech/2010-05/07/content_13472598.htm   (in Chinese)

[savuporo]

2013 still given for the soft lander, Chang'e 3.
If they meet it, and unless GLXP gets there before that, it will be a 37 year gap between lunar soft landings.

[wbhh]

Chang'e-3 rover (2013, 120kg, 20kg payload) has been finished.
Chang'e-4 rover (2015?) entered prototype phase.
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/gn/news/2010/04-09/2217871.shtml  (in Chinese)

Soft landing is not the final, associate the progresses of Chang'e, ShenZhou, TianGong station, Long March 5 rocket, WenChang launch center, it seems CNSA very expects manned landing before 2030.

[spacex]

New moon probe ready to fly
http://www.globaltimes.cn/www/english/sci-edu/china/2010-06/537211.html

[Satori]

Some rumors on the 9ifly Chinese space forum point to a possible launch in September of the Change'-2 Moon probe.

[Salo]

China's second lunar probe Chang'e-2 to reach lunar orbit faster than Chang'e-1

[Satori]

According to CCTV, the prelaunch tests have been completed on the Chang'e-2 lunar probe.

[SpaceHero]

Maybe we can watch the launch during Mid-Autumn or National Day holidays.