Luna-25 probe encounters disruption throughout pre-landing orbit entry

A disruption was encountered throughout the Luna-25 probe’s try to enter the pre-landing orbit, in accordance with Roscosmos.The command to enter the orbit was issued at 2:10 p.m. Moscow time.Unfortunately, an sudden situation prevented the probe from executing the maneuver as deliberate. Roscosmos said that their consultants are at the moment investigating the state of affairs.

“Today, in accordance with the flight program of the Luna-25 probe, at 2:10 p.m. Moscow time, a command was issued to the probe to enter the pre-landing orbit. During the operation an emergency occurred on the space probe that did not allow it to perform the maneuver in accordance with the required parameters,” Roscosmos mentioned.

The Luna-25 probe had been launched by way of the Soyuz-2.1b launch car from the Vostochny cosmodrome on August 11 and had beforehand carried out trajectory corrections on August 12 and 14. The probe efficiently entered lunar orbit on August 16.