A satellite in the United States lost contact on the way to the moon

The National Aeronautics and Space Agency lost contact with a $ 32.7 million satellite on the 5th. At the time of the incident, the satellite was going to the moon to perform the task of testing the flight track around the moon.

The U.S. Aerospace Administration issued a statement saying that the lost satellite is the "Capestone" (Capestone) satellites (Capestone) satellites (Capestone) satellites (Capestone) satellites, and successfully separated from the orbit of the earth as planned on the 4th.

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The statement said that after leaving the earth's orbit, the satellite opened the solar panel, stable, and began to charge the battery, and the satellite pusher was ready. It was ready to carry out the first flight track adjustment task. However, due to the loss of connection with ground control, the satellite track adjustment tasks originally planned to start on the morning of the 5th had to be postponed. The US Space Agency said that satellite fuel is sufficient, and it is not too late to adjust the orbit after a few days.

On the 4th, the U.S. Spirit Windsham's Deliness on the Spain has a complete contact with this satellite on the 4th. Later, the Goldston ground station in California in California once again contacted the satellite, but soon the contact was interrupted.

American Aerospace spokesman Sara Fraser said the staff is trying to clarify the cause of satellite loss and believe that it can eventually solve the problem. According to the contact data between satellites and ground stations, staff can roughly judge the location and flight speed of the satellite.

Test orbit

Capestone weighs about 25 kg, and the size is similar to that of the microwave oven. On June 28, the "electron" rocket launched from the Maxia Peninsula New Zealand on June 28.

According to the original plan, after being separated from the Earth's orbit, the satellite will use the solar gravity and its own pusher to the moon. About 4 months later, the satellite will arrive near the moon, and then fly around the moon along a narrow ellipse orbit. The recent time is more than 1,600 kilometers away from the moon, and the longest is more than 70,000 kilometers away from the moon.

CapeStone's moon flying will be used to test the stability of this orbit, and it is expected to last at least 6 months. The U.S. Space Agency hopes that the "portal" of the moon track space station can be built on the same track, becoming a transit station for astronauts to and from the moon.

Sichuan Observation (Source: Xinhuanet)

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