01 November 2014
Xiǎo Fēi - as the return capsule of China's test lunar orbiter was called by Chinese netizens, landed successfully today, early morning in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, according to the Beijing Aerospace Control Center. After eight days of space flight, the orbiter made a skip re-entry at an altitude of around 120 kilometers. The process helped the spacecraft slow down and avoid being burnt up by intense heat generated by air resistance.
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