Introduction to the current status and the preliminary exploration results of Chang'E-1 scientific payloads
- Paper number
IAC-08.A3.2.A5
- Author
Prof. Huixian Sun, CSSAR/CAS, China
- Coauthor
Prof. Shuwu Dai, CSSAR/CAS, China
- Coauthor
Prof. Baochang Zhao, Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics CAS, China
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Prof. Rong Shu, SITP/CAS, China
- Coauthor
Prof. Jin Chang, PMO/CAS, China
- Coauthor
Prof. Huanyu Wang, IHEP/CAS, China
- Coauthor
Prof. Xiaohui Zhang, CSSAR/CAS, China
- Coauthor
Prof. Shijin Wang, CSSAR/CAS, China
- Coauthor
Prof. Jingshan Jiang, CSSAR/CAS, China
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Prof. Ziyuan Ouyang, BAO/CAS, China
- Coauthor
Prof. Ji Wu, CSSAR/CAS, China
- Coauthor
Prof. Xiaomin Chen, CSSAR/CAS, China
- Year
2008
- Abstract
Chang’E-1 is the first Chinese Lunar exploration satellite, which is an orbiter circling the moon 200km above the surface. The satellite was successful launched on 24 October 2007. There are 8 kinds of scientific payloads onboard, i.e. the stereo camera, the Sagnac-based interferometer image spectrometer, the laser altimeter, the microwave radiometer, the Gamma and X ray spectrometer, the solar wind plasma detector and the high energy particle detector, and a supporting payload data management system. On 20 November 2007 the stereo camera switched on, Chang’E-1 open her eyes to look at the moon and took the first batch of lunar pictures. Henceforth all the instruments are successfully switched on one by one. After a period of parameter adjustment and initial check out, all scientific instruments are now in their normal operating phase. In this paper, the status and the preliminary exploration results of the instruments are described.
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