05-05-2021 | 13:50 PM
Luna 25: Russian Moon mission
Russian Space Agency ‘Roscosmos’ will launch its spacecraft ‘Luna 25’ in the last quarter of 2021 towards the icy South pole of the Moon.
The Roscosmos is the State Space Corporation of Russia that is responsible for space flights, aerospace research, and cosmonautics programs.
About Luna 25:
Luna 25, a Russian Moon Lander, is set to launch on October 1, 2021.
The four-legged lander with a Lunar Robotic Arm and six science instruments has been designed to study the water below the surface at the South pole of the Moon and to assess the threats from the sharp fragments of lunar dust, for one year.
The Moon lander will use a camera built by the European Space Agency (ESA) for lunar missions. The European Pilot-D camera will capture the terrain of the Moon. The data will help ESA prepare for their landing on the Moon.
Luna 25 is one of the five Lunar missions planned by Russia. The country will launch Luna 26 in 2023 or 2024. Luna 27 is expected to be launched in 2027. Details about the remaining two missions are yet to be decided.
Note:
Lunar-A was a proposed orbiter of the Luna 25 mission. It was to be developed through a merger between Roscosmos and JAXA (Japanese Space Agency). However, the merger was aborted.
