Hyon said that as of 27 July, KMS-4 had completed 2,513 orbits, and that within one day after its launch it transmitted 700 photographic images back to Earth.
This was said to be the spot where the 3rd-century Immortal Ge Xuan had ascended to heaven; the sect looked to him as its founder, and it transmitted the Lingbao scriptures, which he was believed to have been the first to receive.
Mariner 10 (launched Nov. 3, 1973), which flew by Venus once and Mercury three times, came within 330 km (200 miles) of the latter planet on its third pass; it transmitted back to Earth the first close-up pictures of Mercury's surface, as well as analyses of its atmosphere and magnetic field.
After New Horizons flew past Jupiter, it entered a period of electronic hibernation during which it transmitted information on its status once a week.
To serve the bare minimum, it transmitted electromagnetic signals indicating its position as it went around the earth.
It transmitted copy at the blistering speed of 300 bits per second.
