Launched on August 10, nearly a month after the Chandrayaan-3 lift-off, Luna-25 reported an “abnormal situation” whereas making an attempt to enter its scheduled pre-landing lunar orbit.

What Happened To Russia’s Luna-25?

Russian house company, Roscosmos, stated the spacecraft confronted an unspecified hassle whereas making an attempt to enter a pre-landing orbit. The scenario remains to be unclear and its specialists are analysing the scenario.

“Thrust was released to transfer the probe onto the pre-landing orbit. During the operation, an emergency situation occurred on board the automatic station, which did not allow the carrying out of the manoeuvre within the specified conditions,” Russia’s house company Roscosmos stated in a press release.

“The management team is currently analyzing the situation,” the house company added.

The lander, Russia’s first such mission in nearly 50 years, was efficiently positioned within the Moon’s orbit on Wednesday after being launched from the Vostochny cosmodrome within the nation’s Far East. Russia’s Luna 25 lander mission marked the nation’s first try at touchdown a spacecraft on the moon for the reason that Soviet period. The final lunar lander, Luna 24, landed on the lunar floor on August 18, 1976.