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Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Luna 25 launched on Thu, Aug 10, 2023, 11:10 PM UTC — a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) mission.
NET Thu, Aug 10, 2023, 11:10 PM UTC
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Mission profile
Flight simulation
A representative gravity-turn climb for Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M to Lunar Orbit. Illustrative model — not this mission’s live telemetry.
SimulatedRepresentative Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M ascent profile — illustrative model, not this mission’s live telemetry.
The mission
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.
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Good to know
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Luna 25 is scheduled to lift off Thu, Aug 10, 2023, 11:10 PM UTC.
Watch the official live webcast embedded on this page — it goes live shortly before liftoff.
Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Luna 25 is an Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) mission flying on a Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M.
It lifts off from Cosmodrome Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation.