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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Launch SuccessfulLunar ExplorationSoyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M
Launched 2023-08-10 23:10:57 UTCCosmodrome Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
Success
Reached Lunar Orbit
Worldwide
124th
orbital launch attempt in 2023
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
6th
launch this year
Cosmodrome Site 1S
3rd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
44 d 11 h
since the pad's previous launch
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.
Launch Provider
Government · Russia · Founded 1992 · Administrator Yuri Borisov
The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.
Launches
344
Successful
333
97%
Upcoming
4
scheduled
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Successful deployment of Luna 25 into the trans-lunar trajectory
SwGustav
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Liftoff
SwGustav
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Livestream has started
Launch Library 2
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GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Adding T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin
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NET August 11.
Cosmic_Penguin
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NET August 2023.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Added launch time.
Cosmic_Penguin
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NET July 13
Cosmic_Penguin
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Delayed to NET July 2023
Jay
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NET 2023
Cosmic_Penguin
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Adding T-0
Nosu
Height
46.3m
Diameter
10.3m
To low Earth orbit
8,200kg
Liftoff thrust
4,150kN
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