In a written statement from Roscosmos, it was stated that communication with Luna-25 was cut off yesterday.
“Slammed into the surface of the moon and shattered”
In the analysis, it was stated that there were deviations in the calculation of some parameters, and said, “For this reason, the spacecraft went into an uncalculated orbit and crashed into the surface of the Moon.” it was said.
In the statement, it was reported that a special commission to be established will investigate the causes of the accident.
Luna-25 was launched on 11 August on a Soyuz 2.1b rocket from Vostochny Cosmodrome, 5,500 kilometers east of Moscow.
Luna-25, the first spacecraft sent by Russia to the Moon since 1976, was planned to make scientific research by making a soft landing on the Moon’s surface. (AA)