Luna 28

Luna 28
NamesLuna Resource 2
Luna-Grunt rover
Mission typeLunar sample-return mission
OperatorRoscosmos
Spacecraft properties
Launch mass4,363 kg (9,619 lb) (fueled) [1]
Payload mass400 kg (880 lb) [1]
Start of mission
Launch dateNET 2030[2]
End of mission
Landing siteLunar south pole
← Luna 27
Luna 29 →

Luna 28 (Luna Resource 2 or Luna-Grunt rover) is a proposed sample-return mission from the south polar region of the Moon.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference RS web was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Борисов назвал сроки запуска миссий "Луна-26", "Луна-27" и "Луна-28"". TACC (in Russian). Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  3. ^ Lunar Exploration Timeline Lunar and Planetary Institute 2018
  4. ^ Robotic Missions of Russian Lunar Program Archived 16 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine Alexander Zakharov and Ilia Kuznetsov Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences 2017