TBD
Luna 26
Planetary Science
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)(RFSA)Government
Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M
LOorbit
Luna 26 (also named Luna-Resurs) is a planned lunar polar orbiter, part of the Luna-Glob program, by the Russian space agency Roscosmos. In addition to its scientific role, the Luna 26 orbiter would also function as a telecommunication relay between Earth and Russian landed assets. The scientific payload on board the orbiter is composed of fourteen instruments that will be fabricated by Russia. The payload will study the lunar surface and the environment around the Moon, including the solar wind, and high-energy cosmic rays. Luna 26 will also scout sites for the planned Luna 27 landing mission. Luna 26 is the second mission of Russia's new lunar program, which includes the launch of Luna 27, a heavy lander that will study the composition of the lunar soil by collecting several samples. Luna 28, a lunar samples return mission, will be the first to return samples at lunar temperature, and will serve as a demonstration for a future Martian samples return mission. Finally, Luna 29 should land a heavy lunar rover on the surface.
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#7,556
RFSA Mission
#346
Pad Launch
#21
Location Launch
#22
Launch Window
NET
Dec 31, 2027, 12:00 AM
Precision
Year
Schedule Changes
1 update
Social Flight Log
- Dec 28, 2023, 12:54 AM
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Source
Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M Specs
Soyuz-2, GRAU index 14A14, is the collective designation for the 21st-century version of the Russian Soyuz rocket. In its basic form, it is a three-stage carrier rocket for placing payloads into low Earth orbit. The first-stage boosters and two core stages feature uprated engines with improved injection systems, compared to the previous versions of the Soyuz. Digital flight control and telemetry systems allow the rocket to be launched from a fixed launch platform, whereas the launch platforms for earlier Soyuz rockets had to be rotated as the rocket could not perform a roll to change its heading in flight.
Length
46.3 m
Diameter
10.3 m
Launch Mass
313 t
Thrust
4,150 kN
LEO Capacity
8,200 kg
GTO Capacity
3,250 kg
Launch Cost
$49M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2008
Fastest Turnaround
3d 9h
Total Launches
35
Successful
35
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
35
Maiden flight: Jul 26, 2008
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.
Founded
1992
Administrator
Administrator: Yuri Borisov
Total Launches
341
Successful
330
Failed
11
Pending
3
Consecutive Success
65
Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation
The Vostochny Cosmodrome is a Russian spaceport 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. The first launch took place on 28 April 2016 at 02:01 UTC.
Timezone
Asia/Yakutsk
Local Launch Time
Dec 31, 2027, 9:00 AM
Total Launches
21
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
51.8844, 128.3339