China succefully launches Chang'e-3 lunar probe (5/7)

The Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying China's Chang'e-3 lunar probe blasts off from the launch pad at Xichang Satellite Launch Center, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 2, 2013. China succefully launched its third lunar probe, Chang'e-3, early Monday. It is expected to soft-land on the moon in mid-December. (Xinhua/Li Gang)