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The '''Vostochny Cosmodrome''' or '''Eastern Spaceport''' is a [[Russia]]n spaceport located above the 51st parallel north in the Amur Oblast, in the [[Russian]] [[Far East]]. It is intended to reduce [[Russia]]'s dependency on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baikonur_Cosmodrome Baikonur Cosmodrome] in [[Kazakhstan]]. | The '''Vostochny Cosmodrome''' or '''Eastern Spaceport''' is a [[Russia]]n spaceport located above the 51st parallel north in the Amur Oblast, in the [[Russian]] [[Far East]]. It is intended to reduce [[Russia]]'s dependency on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baikonur_Cosmodrome Baikonur Cosmodrome] in [[Kazakhstan]]. | ||
| − | Vostochny Cosmodrome saw the first successful flight of commercial payloads aboard a Soyuz 2.1A rocket on Thursday 27 December 2018 at 11:07am local time (9:07pm EST, Dec. 26). The most recent launch took place at 2:10am Moscow time on Friday 11 August 2023 (23:10 GMT Thursday), according to live images broadcast by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roscosmos Russian space agency Roscosmos.] | + | Vostochny Cosmodrome saw the first successful flight of commercial payloads aboard a Soyuz 2.1A rocket on Thursday 27 December 2018 at 11:07am local time (9:07pm EST, Dec. 26).<ref>''[https://spacenews.com/russia-inaugurates-vostochny-cosmodrome-with-semi-commercial-soyuz-launch/ "Russia inaugurates Vostochny Cosmodrome with semi-commercial Soyuz launch"]''</ref> The most recent launch took place at 2:10am Moscow time on Friday 11 August 2023 (23:10 GMT Thursday), according to live images broadcast by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roscosmos Russian space agency Roscosmos.] |
The launch of the Luna-25 craft to the moon on Friday was [[Russia]]’s first since 1976 when it was part of the [[Soviet Union]] and was conducted without assistance from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Space_Agency European Space Agency,] which ended cooperation with [[Russia]] after the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]]. | The launch of the Luna-25 craft to the moon on Friday was [[Russia]]’s first since 1976 when it was part of the [[Soviet Union]] and was conducted without assistance from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Space_Agency European Space Agency,] which ended cooperation with [[Russia]] after the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]]. | ||
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 The Soyuz-2.1B rocket, with the Luna-25 moon lander, takes off from a launch pad at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia's Far East, on Friday 11 August 2023 (photo: Roscosmos State Space Corporation) | |
The Vostochny Cosmodrome or Eastern Spaceport is a Russian spaceport located above the 51st parallel north in the Amur Oblast, in the Russian Far East. It is intended to reduce Russia's dependency on the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Vostochny Cosmodrome saw the first successful flight of commercial payloads aboard a Soyuz 2.1A rocket on Thursday 27 December 2018 at 11:07am local time (9:07pm EST, Dec. 26).[1] The most recent launch took place at 2:10am Moscow time on Friday 11 August 2023 (23:10 GMT Thursday), according to live images broadcast by the Russian space agency Roscosmos.
The launch of the Luna-25 craft to the moon on Friday was Russia’s first since 1976 when it was part of the Soviet Union and was conducted without assistance from the European Space Agency, which ended cooperation with Russia after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The four-legged lander weighs approximately 800kg (1,750 pounds) and is due to reach lunar orbit in five days.
It will then spend between three and seven days choosing the right spot before landing in the lunar south pole area.
“For the first time in history, the lunar landing will take place on the lunar south pole. Until now, everyone has been landing in the equatorial zone,” senior Roscosmos official Alexander Blokhin said in a recent interview.
The lander is expected to reach the moon’s surface on August 23, around the same time as an Indian craft, which was launched on July 14.
Both countries’ modules are headed for the lunar south pole, an area where no spacecraft has landed smoothly. Only three governments have managed successful moon landings: the Soviet Union, the United States and China.
Roscosmos said the module would operate for one year and “take and analyse soil samples and conduct long-term scientific research” on lunar surface material and the atmosphere. It said it wants to show Russia “is a state capable of delivering a payload to the moon”, and “ensure Russia’s guaranteed access to the moon’s surface”.[2]
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