Names | Luna-Resurs 1 lander Luna-Resource-1 lander |
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Mission type | Technology, reconnaissance |
Operator | Roscosmos |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Lander |
Power | watts |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 2028 (planned) [1] |
Rocket | Angara A5 [2] |
Launch site | Vostochny, Site 1A |
Contractor | Roscosmos |
Moon lander | |
Luna 27 (Luna-Resurs 1 lander or Luna-Resource-1 lander) [3] [4] is a planned lunar lander mission by the Roscosmos with collaboration by the European Space Agency (ESA) to send a lander to the South Pole–Aitken basin, an area on the far side of the Moon. [5] [4] [6] Its objective will be to detect and characterise lunar polar volatiles. The mission is a continuation of the Luna-Glob programme. [5]
The purpose is to prospect for minerals, volatiles ( nitrogen, water, carbon dioxide, ammonia, hydrogen, methane and sulfur dioxide), and lunar water ice in permanently shadowed areas of the Moon and investigate the potential use of these natural lunar resources. [5] On the long term, Russia considers building a crewed base on the Moon's far side that would bring scientific and commercial benefits. [5]
Europe's participation in the mission received final approval at a meeting of ministers in December 2016. European Space Agency (ESA) will contribute with the development of a new type of automated landing system, [7] and will also be providing the 'PROSPECT' package, consisting of a drill (ProSEED), sample handling, and an analysis package (ProSPA). [8] [9] [10] The percussion drill is designed to go down to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) and collect cemented ice samples for an onboard miniaturised laboratory called ProSPA. [5] [8] The scientific payload consists of fifteen instruments. [11]
The lander mission was announced in November 2014 by Russia, [12] and its launch is planned for 2028. [1]
The lander will feature 15 science instruments that will analyse the regolith, plasma in the exosphere, dust, and seismic activity. [13]
The European Space Agency payloads under collaboration with Russia was planned to fly Package for Resource Observation and in-Situ Prospecting for Exploration, Commercial exploitation and Transportation (PROSPECT) program's ProSEED lunar sampling drill, ProSPA chemical laboratory and volatile analysis package and Exospheric Mass Spectrometer L-band (EMS-L) high-performance communications payload on this mission, [14] [15] but the ProSEED and ProSPA will now fly on a NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services mission in 2025 and the EMS-L will now fly on JAXA/ ISRO's LUPEX lunar rover mission in 2026 [16] [17] due to continued international collaboration being thrown into doubt by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and related sanctions on Russia. [18] [19]
The notional instrument payload includes:
Names | Luna-Resurs 1 lander Luna-Resource-1 lander |
---|---|
Mission type | Technology, reconnaissance |
Operator | Roscosmos |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Lander |
Power | watts |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 2028 (planned) [1] |
Rocket | Angara A5 [2] |
Launch site | Vostochny, Site 1A |
Contractor | Roscosmos |
Moon lander | |
Luna 27 (Luna-Resurs 1 lander or Luna-Resource-1 lander) [3] [4] is a planned lunar lander mission by the Roscosmos with collaboration by the European Space Agency (ESA) to send a lander to the South Pole–Aitken basin, an area on the far side of the Moon. [5] [4] [6] Its objective will be to detect and characterise lunar polar volatiles. The mission is a continuation of the Luna-Glob programme. [5]
The purpose is to prospect for minerals, volatiles ( nitrogen, water, carbon dioxide, ammonia, hydrogen, methane and sulfur dioxide), and lunar water ice in permanently shadowed areas of the Moon and investigate the potential use of these natural lunar resources. [5] On the long term, Russia considers building a crewed base on the Moon's far side that would bring scientific and commercial benefits. [5]
Europe's participation in the mission received final approval at a meeting of ministers in December 2016. European Space Agency (ESA) will contribute with the development of a new type of automated landing system, [7] and will also be providing the 'PROSPECT' package, consisting of a drill (ProSEED), sample handling, and an analysis package (ProSPA). [8] [9] [10] The percussion drill is designed to go down to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) and collect cemented ice samples for an onboard miniaturised laboratory called ProSPA. [5] [8] The scientific payload consists of fifteen instruments. [11]
The lander mission was announced in November 2014 by Russia, [12] and its launch is planned for 2028. [1]
The lander will feature 15 science instruments that will analyse the regolith, plasma in the exosphere, dust, and seismic activity. [13]
The European Space Agency payloads under collaboration with Russia was planned to fly Package for Resource Observation and in-Situ Prospecting for Exploration, Commercial exploitation and Transportation (PROSPECT) program's ProSEED lunar sampling drill, ProSPA chemical laboratory and volatile analysis package and Exospheric Mass Spectrometer L-band (EMS-L) high-performance communications payload on this mission, [14] [15] but the ProSEED and ProSPA will now fly on a NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services mission in 2025 and the EMS-L will now fly on JAXA/ ISRO's LUPEX lunar rover mission in 2026 [16] [17] due to continued international collaboration being thrown into doubt by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and related sanctions on Russia. [18] [19]
The notional instrument payload includes: