The orbiter-returner combination of China's Chang'e-5 probe successfully carried out its second orbital correction in the moon-Earth transfer orbit on Wednesday, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA).

The orbital correction was conducted at 9:15 a.m. Beijing Time when two 25N engines of the combination were ignited and worked for about eight seconds.

All the systems on the orbiter-returner combination are in good condition.

The combination carried out the first orbital correction on Monday.

Carrying lunar samples, the returner will separate from the orbiter and go back to Earth alone. The ground team at the landing site in Siziwang Banner of north China's Inner Mongolia has been fully prepared for the historic task after multiple simulation exercises.

Comprising a lander, an ascender, an orbiter and a returner, the Chang'e-5 probe was launched on November 24. Its lander-ascender combination successfully landed on the near side of the moon on December 1, and collected samples from both the lunar surface and beneath.