Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Luna 25

Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M

SUCCESS
Success

Thursday, August 10, 2023 · 23:10 UTC

Mission

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Luna 25 (ex-Luna-Glob) was a lunar lander mission by the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) that crashed into the lunar surface after an anomalous orbital maneuver placed it on a collision trajectory towards the Moon. It was scheduled to land near the lunar south pole at the Boguslavsky crater to prove lunar landing technology. The mission carried 30 kg of scientific instruments, including a robotic arm for soil samples and possible drilling hardware. It was planned to remain active for at least one year on the lunar surface.

Mission Type

Lunar Exploration

Orbit

Lunar Orbit (LO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M

Variant: Fregat-M

Launch Pad

Cosmodrome Site 1S

Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation

51.884° N, 128.334° E

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15

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