Russia Luna 25 Mission: After about 47 years, Russia sent its moon mission to the moon, which is being discussed all over the world. The Luna-25 Lander mission was launched from Vostoni Cosmodrome in Amur Oblast around 4:40 am on August 11. Talking about launching, Soyuz 2.1b (Soyuz 2.1b) rocket was used in this mission. It is also known as Luna-Globe mission.
characteristics of rocket
This rocket is about 46.3 meters long.
Its diameter is 10.3 meters.
Its weight is 313 tonnes.
The four-stage rocket launched the Luna-25 lander into a circular orbit outside the Earth.
After this the spacecraft left on the highway of the moon. Will travel for 5 days on this highway only. After this, it will revolve around the moon for 7-10 days.
Russia sent its first spacecraft to the Moon in nearly 50 years. Let us tell you that before this, India has sent Chandrayaan-3 to the moon in an attempt to achieve soft landing on the moon. For the first time after 1976, Russia sent its ‘Luna-25’ vehicle to the Moon. The spacecraft was launched without the help of the European Space Agency, which ended cooperation with Moscow following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Russian spacecraft likely to reach Moon on August 23
According to the news that is coming out, the Russian spacecraft is likely to reach the moon on 23 August. This is the same date when Chandrayaan-3, launched by India on July 14, is expected to step on the lunar surface. Both the countries have set the target of landing their respective spacecraft on the south pole of the Moon, where so far no spacecraft has been successful in soft landing. So far only three countries – America, the then Soviet Union and China have been able to successfully land on the lunar surface.
A look at the developments of ISRO’s Chandrayaan mission
Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) mission to reach the Moon Events are as follows-
On August 15, 2003, the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee announced the Chandrayaan programme.
On October 22, 2008, Chandrayaan-1 took off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota.
On 8 November 2008, Chandrayaan-1 entered the Lunar Transfer Trajectory to be established on the trajectory.
On 14 November 2008, Chandrayaan-1 crashed near the Moon’s south pole but it confirmed the presence of water molecules on the lunar surface.
According to ISRO, on 28 August 2009, the Chandrayaan-1 program ended.
Chandrayaan-2 was launched on 22 July 2019 from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota.
On 20 August 2019, the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft entered the Moon’s orbit.
On September 2, 2019, the lander ‘Vikram’ was separated while orbiting the moon in the polar orbit of the moon, but at a height of 2.1 km from the lunar surface, the lander lost contact with the ground station.
On July 14, 2023, Chandrayaan-3 has taken off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, whose information ISRO is continuously giving.
On 23/24 August 2023, ISRO scientists have prepared a plan for a soft landing on the lunar surface on 23-24 August, so that India will join the list of countries that have achieved this feat.