VOSTOCHNY COSMODROME (Amur Region), August 10 The State Commission approved the launch of the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle with the first domestic lunar station Luna-25 in almost 50 years from the Vostochny cosmodrome, Roscosmos reported.
«Today, the State Commission approved the refueling of the Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with the Fregat upper stage and the Luna-25 automatic station,» the statement said.
The launch of the carrier rocket «Soyuz-2.1b» with the station «Luna-25» is scheduled for August 11 at 02:11 Moscow time
One hour and 20 minutes after launch, it will be put on a flight path to the Earth's satellite.
«Luna-25» should be the first station to make a soft landing in the region of the South Pole of the Moon with difficult terrain All its predecessors landed in the equatorial zone.The main goal is to conduct contact studies of soil and exploration of resources, including water.
The previous domestic station «Luna-24» was sent in 1976.