Moon
Luna 25
Russia's Luna-25 lunar polar lander mission, lost after an unsuccessful orbital maneuver in August 2023.
failed · Mission ended after the lander impacted the Moon on 19 August 2023.
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Luna 25 was a Roscosmos lunar lander mission intended to study the south polar region. The spacecraft entered lunar orbit but impacted the Moon on 19 August 2023 after an unsuccessful pre-landing orbital maneuver.
The launch
- Launch
- 10 August 2023
- Launch location
- Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
- Launch vehicle
- Soyuz 2.1b / Fregat
- Orbit
- Lunar orbit
Launch intelligence
A Roscosmos Soyuz-2 rocket launched the Luna-25 mission on Thursday, August 10, 2023 at 11:10 PM (UTC).
- Launch provider
- Roscosmos
- Vehicle
- Soyuz-2
- COSPAR launch ID
- 2023-118
- Flight profile
- Orbital
- Launch result
- Success
- Window opens
- Not published
- Target T-0
- Aug 10, 2023, 23:10 UTC
- Window closes
- Not published
- Provider display
- Aug 10 2023
- Pad and location
- Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome
Launch media
Mission timeline
Follow the mission through its available trajectory data in the full 3D solar-system map.
Mission ended — failed
Lunar impact · 19 August 2023
Mission ended after the lander impacted the Moon on 19 August 2023.
The mission ended when the lander impacted the Moon after an unsuccessful orbital maneuver.
Objectives
- 01
Study lunar polar regolith and surface properties
- 02
Demonstrate a soft landing in the south polar region
Spacecraft
Luna 25 lander
Gallery
One image from Luna 25.
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