MOSCOW, August 17 The first in the history of modern Russia interplanetary station «Luna-25» continues its flight in orbit of the natural satellite of the Earth, all systems are working normally, communication with it is stable , reported on the Roscosmos website.
On Wednesday, August 16, «Luna-25» entered the circumlunar orbit.
The «Luna-25» automatic station, created at the Lavochkin Scientific and Production Association (part of the State Corporation «Roscosmos»), continues to fly in orbit of the artificial satellite of the Moon. All systems of the automatic station are functioning normally, communication stable with her,» the message says.
The Soyuz 2.1b rocket with the first domestic lunar station Luna-25 in almost 50 years was launched from the Vostochny cosmodrome at 02.11 Moscow time on August 11. «Luna-25» should be the first device that will make a soft landing in the area of the South Pole of the Moon with a difficult terrain. It is due August 21st. The main goal is to conduct contact studies of the lunar soil for the presence of ice.