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Chang´e One´s ground application system
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Source: CCTV.com | 11-08-2007 08:45
Special Report: Chang'e I -Journey to the Moon |
If all things go right, the first picture of the Moon is expected to be sent to earth later this month， then the Ground Application System of Chang'e One, another key part of China's lunar mission, will come under world focus.
Its main function is to realize the mission's scientific objectives by processing the data. China has built two giant receiving stations over the past two years to upgrade its capability to collect signals from deep space. Earlier, our reporter Han Bin went to the heart of the crucial system, and filed this report.
This is the National Astronomical Observatory—the headquarters for the Ground Application System of China's lunar probing project -- the Chang'e One. It is the key center for the whole project, setting out the scientific objectives and processing all of the data sent from the moon. And the final research results will also be coming from here.
This is a practice simulation for the Ground Application operation.
The center is responsible for data collection and storage from the Chang'e One. It also sends instructions to the pay loads on the satellite to carry out scientific work. All of the data from the satellite will be collected via the two extra-large receiving stations in Miyun and Kunming. After a complicated and delicate procedure, all of the data will be restored into its original form that mirrors the actual objects on the moon. These activities will achieve the scientific objectives of Chang'e One.
