Chang’e-1 successfully completed its first braking at perilune and enters the moon’s orbit Monday morning. Chang’e-1, following the instructions of the Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC), started braking at 11:15 a.m. at a position around 300 km away from the moon and entered the moon’s orbit at around 11:37 a.m. after completing the braking.
Source: Xinhua News Agency
Chinese lunar probe enters moon's orbit
6. November 2007
