The Korean Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter) entered its scheduled orbit around the moon on the 27th. The “Danuri” was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida on August 5 this year. It began to perform the last orbit change mission at about 11:06 am on the 26th, and was confirmed to have successfully entered the predetermined orbit the next day. It is currently orbiting at a distance of 100±30 kilometers from the lunar surface with a period of about 2 hours. The “Danuri” is about to start testing various systems and equipment on board to carry out lunar exploration missions. It is equipped with a high-resolution camera developed by the institute, which will photograph the lunar surface at a resolution of up to 2.5 meters. It also carries a wide-field polarization camera and a gamma-ray spectrometer, which will be used to detect resources in the lunar subsurface. It will also use polarizers to photograph the far side of the moon.
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