Luna 25

Launched Russia's Luna 25 robotic lander toward the Moon from the Vostochny Cosmodrome, the country's first lunar mission since 1976, aiming for a soft landing near the south-polar crater Boguslawsky. The launch was a success, though the lander later crashed on 19 August after a failed orbital maneuver.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LO

Lunar orbit

Payload to orbit

1.8 T

Flight

26th

of 36 Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M flights

Date and time

10 August 2023, 23:10 UTC

Rocket

Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M

Builder

Progress RSC

Launch site

Cosmodrome Site 1S, Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation

Payload

Lunar Exploration

International designator

2023-118

Launches in 2023

125th of 223

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