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‘Another Meeting Point': India, Russia Bond Over Moon

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Luna-25 - Sputnik India, 1920, 11.08.2023
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On Friday, Russia launched Luna-25 into space, reportedly aiming to make a soft landing at the Moon's South Pole on August 21. Meanwhile, India’s Chandrayaan-3 will make a soft landing on August 23.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday congratulated its Russian counterpart Roscosmos for the successful launch of Luna-25.
“Congratulations, Roscosmos, on the successful launch of Luna-25 💐Wonderful to have another meeting point in our space journies. Wishes for Chandrayaan-3 & Luna-25 missions to achieve their goals,” the ISRO tweeted on X (formerly Twitter).
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ISRO - Sputnik India, 1920, 11.08.2023
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Russia, one of the pioneers in conquering space, launched a Soyuz 2.1b rocket carrying the country's Russia's first lunar mission in 47 years -- Luna-25. It took off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome.
The spacecraft is scheduled to enter lunar orbit at an altitude of 100 km (62 miles) on August 16.
Meanwhile, Chandrayaan entered lunar orbit on August 5 and it has shared a few photographs.

Chandrayaan-3 will be on the Moon for only two weeks, while Russia's Luna-25 will work on the Moon for a year.

Roscosmos had earlier stated that the two missions (Luna and Chandrayan) would not get in each other's way because they planned different landing areas.
Soyuz rocket carrying Luna-25 lunar research station erected at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Russian Far East. - Sputnik India, 1920, 11.08.2023
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