Russia mentioned on Wednesday that its lunar lander entered the orbit of the Moon 5 days after its launch.
“Automatic station ‘Luna-25,’ created in the Scientific and Production Association named after S. A. Lavochkin, entered the orbit of the Moon,” a press release by the press service of the Russian area company Roscosmos mentioned in Moscow.
The assertion mentioned that two engine activations had been made in an effort to place the lander into orbit, which it mentioned occurred at 12:03 p.m. Moscow time (0903GMT).
It added that the Luna-25 methods are functioning usually, whereas the reference to the lander is steady.
Luna-25 was launched on Aug. 11 from the Vostochny Cosmodrome, situated round 3,400 miles (5,500 kilometers) from Moscow, utilizing a Soyuz-2.1b rocket.
It will conduct analysis on the Moon’s south pole for roughly one 12 months, aiming to seek for water sources in addition to finding out area rays and electromagnetic emissions on the lunar floor.
The lunar mission, the primary since 1976, is competing with India, which launched its Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander in July.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
