Chang'e 5 Lunar Satellite Ready for Rehearsal with LM-5

摘要

A LM-5 rocket left for the Hainan Satellite Launch Center from the Tianjin Port on September 20 to conduct a rehearsal with the Chang’e 5 lunar exploration satellite which had arrived already for the milestone system-level testing.LM-5 is a heavy lift launch vehicle with the largest thrust amongst all the LM rockets under development in China.According to the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology(CALT),who is responsible for the overall development of the rocket,LM-5 will conduct its first test flight in 2016.In addition,the Chang’e 5 satellite,the first third-