Chang’e 5 orbiter enters 1st Lagrange Point of Sun-Earth system – ecns

Photo provided by China’s Lunar Exploration Program
Chang’e 5 orbiter has successfully entered the First Lagrange (L1) Point of the Sun-Earth system, the Beijing Aerospace Control Center said, adding that it is also China’s first spacecraft to enter the L1 Point’s exploration orbit.
The center on Thursday said the orbiter is 936,700 kilometers from the earth and working normally with stable attitude and balanced power. It will operate in the exploration orbit of L1 Point of Sun-Earth system with…

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