Russia launch its first lunar mission in the last 47 years, Luna-25, on 11th August 2023 aboard a Soyuz 2.1v rocket. The main goal of this lunar mission is to make a soft landing on the South Pole of the Moon’s surface.
Russia attempts to become the first nation to land on the lunar south pole.
But, it is not the only country aiming to achieve the feat this month.
India is expecting Chandrayaan-3, its lunar mission launch by ISRO on 14th July 2023, is also expect to make a soft landing on the South Pole on 23rd or 24th August 2023.
Chandrayaan-3 vs Luna-25
Both Chandrayaan-3 and Luna-25 share the same ambition.
Both launch almost a month apart both missions are expect to make a soft lunar landing one after the other.
According to Russia’s space agency Roscosmos, the lander is expect to touch down on the moon on 21st August 2023.
The Roscosmos agency previously estimate the landing date to be 23rd August 2023.
While Chandrayaan-3 is expect to land on lunar surface around 23rd August 2023.
Difference between Chandrayaan-3 and Luna-25
Russia’s Luna-25 is the country’s first lunar mission after almost 50 years.
Luna-25 was launch from the country’s Vostochny spaceport on 11th August, 2023 aboard Soyuz 2.1v rocket.
ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 was launch within 4 years of India’s last lunar mission, Chandrayaan-2.
India launch its moon mission from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, on board the LVM-3 rocket.
Luna-25 will take a five-day journey, follow by spending 5-7 days in lunar orbit, before landing on moon.
Chandrayaan-3 is covering a journey of almost 40 days before it makes soft lunar landing.
India’s Chandrayaan-3 will have a mission lifespan of 14 Earth days or 1 moon days and Luna-25 will have a much longer lifespan of approximately one year.
A lander module (LM), a rover and a propulsion model (PM) are three major components of the Chandrayaan-3.
Luna-25 consists of specialise instruments design for soft lunar landings.
It is to be noted that the landing site of both the missions will be different, and there will be no chances of any mishap.
