Summary: At about 2:10 a.m. Moscow time on the 11th, the “Soyuz-2.1b” carrier rocket carrying the “Luna-25” unmanned lunar probe was launched from the Vostok launch site in the Far East.
According to the Russian Satellite Network report, at about 2:10 a.m. Moscow time on the 11th, the “Soyuz-2.1b” carrier rocket carrying the “Lunar-25” unmanned lunar probe was launched from the Vostok launch site in the Far East. null.
According to reports, after the flight is expected to last about four and a half days, the probe will enter orbit around the moon, and then change orbit several times within a few days in order to land on the south pole of the moon.
According to reports, the “Moon-25” plans to explore the surface of the moon, including searching for water, studying landing techniques and conducting soil analysis.
The project is a continuation of the “Moon” series of automatic interstellar probes of the former Soviet Union and started Russia’s lunar program. The last time the former Soviet Union sent a probe to the moon was nearly 50 years ago in 1976. At that time, the “Luna-24” probe achieved a soft landing, collected lunar soil samples and successfully brought them back to Earth.
Original title: Russian lunar probe launched to land on the moon’s south pole
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2023-08-11 01:03:42
