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[b]Luna-25 enters lunar orbit[/b] "Luna-25" entered the orbit of the moon after two insertion burns on Wednesday (Aug. 16). The first burn was performed at 11:57 Moscow time and lasted 243 seconds; the second, by the landing engines, lasted 76 seconds. For the first time in the modern history of Russia, at 12:03 Moscow time [5:03 a.m. EDT or 0903 GMT], a probe was inserted into the orbit of the Moon! All Luna-25 systems are functioning normally, communication with it is stable. Sessions are being taken to measure the current navigational parameters.
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