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Chang’e 2 (simplified Chinese: 嫦娥二号; traditional Chinese: 嫦娥二號; pinyin: Cháng'é Èr Hào) is an un-manned lunar probe scheduled for launch in 2009 or 2010.[1][2]
It will be China's second lunar orbiter, part of the second phase of the Lunar Probe Project.[2]
The probe will conduct research at a 100-kilometer-high moon orbit as a preparation for a soft landing by Chang'e-3.
The probe is similar to Chang'e 1.
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