The report pointed out that South Korea’s Ministry of Science, Technology, Information and Communications said the communication was carried out through an antenna in Canberra, Australia.
“Danuri”号
According to the report, the “Danuri” will not fly straight to the moon, which is about 380,000 kilometers away from the earth, but will fly as far as 1.56 million kilometers in the direction of the sun, and then return to the earth and the moon in a “8” shape like a butterfly. system, and finally entered a lunar orbit. If the process of launch, orbiting and entering lunar orbit at the end of the year are all successful, South Korea is expected to become the seventh country in the world to have a lunar probe.
The AFP article pointed out that “Danuri” is a combination of “moon” and “enjoyment” in Korean, and “Danuri” strives to reach the moon in mid-December this year. The ‘Danuri’ will be on a one-year mission that will conduct research using six different instruments, including highly sensitive cameras provided by NASA.
