The Russian space station Luna-25 crashed on the Moon before reaching its target, just a week after launch.
According to Roscosmos, the device deviated from the actual momentum parameters and was unable to transfer to the calculated orbit.< /p>
On August 19, in accordance with the flight program, an impulse was provided to form its pre-landing elliptical orbit.
At 14:57, communication with Luna-25 was interrupted, and the search for the device and entry from
– According to the results of a preliminary analysis, due to the deviation of the actual parameters of the impulse from the calculated ones, the Luna-25 spacecraft switched to a non-calculated orbit and ceased to exist as a result of a collision with the surface Moon, the message says.
The mission has ceased to exist. Roscosmos announced that they would create a commission to investigate the incident.
Recall that the Russian military satellite Kosmos-2555, which was launched using the Angara launch vehicle, burned up in the atmosphere.