Luna-25 Entered the Orbit Around the Moon
August 16, 2023
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Today Luna-25 station, built at Lavochkin Association (part of State Space Corporation Roscosmos), entered the circular polar orbit around the Moon and became its artificial satellite.
During the cruise to the Moon, Luna-25's scientific payload, made at IKI, have been prepared for operation. STS-L TV-cameras, which have shown their first images in technical format, were calibrated and are ready to make images in natural colours.
It is planned that ADRON-LR, ARIES-L, and PmL scientific insturments will operate during the orbital flight. They will study fluxes of gamma-rays and neutrons from the Moon and properties of the near-Moon plasma and lunar exosphere.
Цветной снимок с одной из стереокамер комплекса СТС-Л, полученный 15 августа 2023 года в 00:00:22 дмв с расстояния около 380 000 км от Земли. Фотография: ИКИ РАН
Дополнительная информация
- 16.08.2023 Российская автоматическая станция вышла на орбиту искусственного спутника Луны / Новости ГК «Роскосмос»
- Проект «Луна-25» на сайте ИКИ РАН