Launch of Russia's First Modern Lunar Mission Scheduled for August 11, 2023

On this day, the automatic station "Luna-25" is scheduled to be sent to Earth's natural satellite

The launch of the automatic probe "Luna-25" as part of the first lunar mission in the history of modern Russia is scheduled for August 11 of this year. This information is available on the RocketTrip tour operator's website in the section about the tour to the Vostochny Cosmodrome for the launch of "Luna-25". Previously, Roscosmos announced that the launch of the lunar mission was being postponed from July to August 2023.

"Luna-25" is an automatic probe for research in the region of the lunar south pole (the planned landing site is near the Boguslavsky crater). The mission was originally planned to launch in 2022, but was delayed due to the "Rostec" laser rangefinder, which is necessary for a soft landing. It did not fully meet the requirements of the technical specifications for accuracy, so the device had to be refined.

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