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China Successfully Launches 2nd Lunar Probe

Xinhua (via Global Times) reports on the successful launch of its lunar probe, Chang’e-2: China launched its second unmanned lunar probe, Chang’e-2 on Friday, inaugurating the second phase of a three-step moon mission, which will culminate in a soft-landing on the moon. At 6:59:57 pm, the satellite blasted off on a Long March 3C carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in