The Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with the Fregat upper stage carrying the Luna-25 moon lander developed by S.A. Lavochkin Research and Production Association blasts off from the launchpad at the Vostochny cosmodrome in Amur Region, Russia. Russia's first lunar mission in 47 years, Luna-25 is part of the Russian lunar program for the exploration and practical use of the Moon and its orbit to establish a fully automated lunar base.
- Package: Russia Space Moon Lander
- Categories: Science & Technology
- Location: Amur region, Russia
- Event date: 11.08.2023
- Date published: 11.08.2023
- Author: Grigory Sysoev
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 3955x2637px, 4.9Mb
- Job-ID: 1eb51eab17551b84