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| Attribute | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | ESA | SpaceX | ISRO |
| Prime contractor | Thales Alenia Space (prime) | SpaceX | ISRO |
| Status | In development | In development | Landed |
| Customer | ESA | NASA-HLS | ISRO |
| Launch date | 2031 (NET) — ArgoNET operational mission | 2027 (NET — Artemis III) | 2023-07-14 |
| Landing date | — | — | 2023-08-23 |
| Landing site | Lunar south pole region (specific site TBD) | Lunar south pole (NASA-curated candidate region near 84-90°S) | Statio Shiv Shakti, 69.37°S — first soft landing near lunar south pole |
| Payload | Up to 2,100 kg payload (~10,000 kg launch mass) (2025-01-30) | ~100 tonnes to lunar surface (sustained variant target) (2024-04-16) | Pragyan rover 27 kg + lander Vikram 1,749 kg (2023-08-23) |
| Contract value | €862M (2025-01-30) | $2.89B + $1.15B Option B = $4.04B total (2022-11-15) | ₹6.15B (~$75M USD) (2023-07-14) |
| Outcome | Europe's first dedicated lunar lander program. Designed to deliver cargo, infrastructure, and surface assets supporting Artemis-era operations. Argonaut Mission 1 demonstration NET 2030; first operational mission ArgoNET in 2031. | Selected April 2021 as sole HLS provider for Artemis III. Architecture requires Super Heavy launch + multiple Starship tanker refueling flights in LEO + transit to NRHO + rendezvous with Orion (SLS). NASA OIG IG-26-004 (March 2026) flagged crew-rescue capability as open risk. October 2025: NASA acting administrator Sean Duffy reopened Artemis III lander contract to competition due to Starship development pace. | First soft landing near the lunar south pole and first lunar landing by ISRO. Pragyan rover traversed ~100 m over 10 lunar days, confirmed sulfur, aluminium, calcium, iron, chromium, titanium, manganese, silicon, oxygen at the landing site. Lander 'hopped' to a secondary location demonstrating reusable propulsion. |
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