Chandrayaan-5 mission: India, Japan to enter design phase

Advances in developing eco-friendly launch vehicle systems reflect ISRO’s commitment to sustainable practices in space exploration: VSSC Director S. Unnikrishnan Nair

‘ISRO has made advancements in developing eco-friendly systems using semi-cryogenic, cryogenic and Liquid Oxygen-Methane propellants’

India and Japan gear up for joint Chandrayaan-5 mission

Chandrayaan-5 will follow Chandrayaan-4, which ISRO is looking to launch sometime in 2027 to be India’s first lunar sample return mission.

Chandrayaan-5 takes shape: Isro and Japanese space agency discuss design

Isro received the approval for the Chandrayaan-5 / LUPEX mission from the Government of India on March 10, 2025, in the form of financial sanction.

Chandrayaan-5 mission: India, Japan to enter design phase

Chandrayaan-5, also known as LUPEX (Lunar Polar Exploration), is a joint project between ISRO and JAXA to study water and water-ice both on the lunar surface and the subsurface. Weighing 6.5 tonnes, it is proposed to lift off on a Japanese rocket, H3, sometime in 2027-28.

Chandrayaan-5: What is India planning to do on the Moon with Japan?

… success with Chandrayaan-3, India is already working on developing … Chandrayaan-5 as well. India and Japan are joining forces for … Organisation (Isro) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), … builds on the legacy of India’s previous lunar missions, …

India, Japan to begin design phase for Chandrayaan-5 mission

Chandrayaan-5, also called LUPEX (Lunar Polar Exploration), is a collaborative mission between ISRO and JAXA aimed at investigating the presence of water and water-ice on the lunar surface and subsurface.