First time! Russia announces the launch of the "Lunar-25" probe into space launch site | Moon | Russia
On the 11th local time, the Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying the unmanned lunar probe Lunar-25 ignited and took off from the Eastern Launch Site.
Moon-25 is expected to land in the South Pole of the Moon in 10 to 12 days. If successful, it will become the first probe in human history to land on the South Pole of the Moon.
This is also Russia's first launch of a lunar probe. The Lunar-25 weighs 1.8 tons and is equipped with a robotic arm that can sample lunar soil at a depth of up to 30 centimeters. All sampling and analysis will be conducted on the moon, and the analysis results will be sent back to Earth.
On August 11, 2023 local time, the Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying the unmanned lunar probe Lunar-25 ignited and took off from the Russian Eastern Launch Site. In addition, this mission will also make it possible for people to study lunar surface soft landing technology in areas that were previously inaccessible.