Soyuz 2.1b/Fregat-M | Luna 25

Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M

Aug 10, 11:10 PM UTC

Mission Elapsed Time

T-00:00:00

Mission Details

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.

Type: Lunar Exploration
Orbit: Lunar Orbit (LO)

Launch Site

Pad: Cosmodrome Site 1S
Location: Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
Country: 🇷🇺 RUS