Luna 25

Luna 25 was Russia's first lunar mission in 47 years, intended to land near the south pole. On August 19, 2023, a malfunction during the pre-landing manoeuvre caused the spacecraft to enter an uncontrolled orbit and impact the lunar surface.

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Agency / Country

Roscosmos State Corporation (Russia)

Mission Status

IMPACT

Launch / Target Year

2023

Spacecraft / Type

Luna 25

Landing Site Zone

Luna 25 Impact Site (near Boguslawsky Crater)

Surface Coordinates

Lat -69.545°, Lon 21.178°

Mission Imagery & Gallery

Luna 25 photograph 1: Roscosmos — Luna 25 (Luna-Glob Lander) spacecraft model. Russia's first lunar mission since 1976. The mission suffered a thruster anomaly during pre-landing orbit correction on August 19, 2023, and crashed into the Moon. No landing was achieved. (Roscosmos, public domain) — Roscosmos — Luna 25 (Luna-Glob Lander) spacecraft model. Russia's first lunar mission since 1976. The mission suffered a thruster anomaly during pre-landing orbit correction on August 19, 2023, and crashed into the Moon. No landing was achieved. (Roscosmos, public domain)

Primary Achievement

Russia's first lunar mission since Luna 24 in 1976

Mission Objectives

Land near the lunar south pole — first Russian polar landing
Study south polar regolith for water ice evidence
Demonstrate Roscosmos return to lunar exploration after 47-year gap

Timeline Events

2023-08-10 — Launch from Vostochny Cosmodrome on Soyuz-2.1b
2023-08-16 — Entered lunar orbit
2023-08-19 — Thruster anomaly during pre-landing orbit correction manoeuvre
2023-08-19 — Luna 25 impacts lunar surface — mission lost

Related Missions

Chandrayaan-3 (2023) · India
Luna 24 (1976) · USSR

Historical & Technical Sources

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