Luna-25, the first domestic device in the history of modern Russia sent to the earth’s natural satellite, should land there on August 21. This was announced by the General Director of “Roskosmos” Yuri Borisov. TASS.
He noted that the startup was successful.
“We will now wait for the 21st (August). I hope a high-precision landing on the moon will take place, ”said Borisov, congratulating the combat crew.
It was learned that he was from the Vostochny cosmodrome earlier. launched Launch the “Soyuz-2.1b” vehicle with the “Fregat” upper stage and the automatic station “Luna-25”.
Prior to this, the press service of Roscosmos reported that the launch of the mission was postponed from July to August in order to ensure the necessary credibility of the project.
In July, the Luna-25 was delivered to the Vostochny cosmodrome. The aim of the project is to send an automated probe to explore the Moon’s South Pole. The module is scheduled to land near the Boguslavsky crater.
The launch of the previous domestic station “Luna-24” took place in 1976.
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