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Russia’s Luna-25 lunar probe enters orbit of Earth’s natural satellite — Roscosmos

16 August 2023 20:00 (UTC +04:00)

Russia’s Luna-25 automatic lunar station has entered the orbit of the Earth’s natural satellite, firing its thrusters twice, the State Space Corporation Roscosmos reported on Wednesday, APA reports citing TASS.

"The Luna-25 automatic station engineered at the Lavochkin Research and Production Association (part of the state corporation Roscosmos) has entered the orbit of the Moon’s artificial satellite," Roscosmos said in a statement.

The Luna-25 automatic station first fired its adjusting brake thruster at 11:57 a.m. Moscow time for 243 seconds while the second activation involved soft landing thrusters and lasted 76 seconds, Roscosmos said.

"For the first time in Russia’s modern history, an automatic station was delivered into the orbit of the Moon’s artificial satellite at 12:03 p.m." the federal space agency said, adding that all of the Luna-25 systems were operating normally and communication with the lunar probe was stable.

As of now, ground control specialists were measuring the lunar probe’s navigation parameters, Roscosmos said.