Russian scientists have begun processing the first data received from the Luna-25 lunar probe after announcing the activation of its scientific instruments, the Russian space agency Roscosnos said on August 13.
According to the announcement shared by Roscosmos on Telegram, Luna-25 is continuing its journey to the Moon, all of the spacecraft's systems are operating as required, communication connections are stable, and energy balance is good.
The first measurement data from the lunar flight has been received and the project's scientific team has begun processing it.
Previously, Russia launched the Luna-25 lunar probe into space in the early morning of August 11 local time.
This move marks the restart of Russia's lunar exploration program after nearly 50 years.
The Soyuz rocket carrying the Luna-25 spacecraft launched from the Vostochny cosmodrome in Russia's Far East, beginning a flight to the Moon expected to last five and a half days.
Luna-25's mission was to test soft-landing technologies on the Moon's polar regions and conduct studies of the internal structure and explore resources, including water.
Luna-25's scientific mission is expected to last one year.
Russia's previous probe, Luna-24, was launched into space in 1976.
This event went down in the history of world space exploration when samples taken from the Moon at that time proved the presence of water on Earth's only natural satellite.
After Luna-25, Russia plans to launch Luna-26 and Luna-27 in 2024 and 2025 respectively./.
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