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| Attribute | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Firefly Aerospace | ISRO | ISRO |
| Prime contractor | Firefly Aerospace | ISRO | ISRO |
| Status | Landed | Landed | In development |
| Customer | NASA-CLPS | ISRO | ISRO |
| Launch date | 2025-01-15 | 2023-07-14 | 2027–2028 (NET) |
| Landing date | 2025-03-02 | 2023-08-23 | — |
| Landing site | Mare Crisium near Mons Latreille (lunar near side) | Statio Shiv Shakti, 69.37°S — first soft landing near lunar south pole | Near Mons Mouton, lunar south pole |
| Payload | 10 NASA CLPS payloads (2025-03-02) | Pragyan rover 27 kg + lander Vikram 1,749 kg (2023-08-23) | Up to 3 kg lunar sample return (2026-02-06) |
| Contract value | $101.5M (2025-03-02) | ₹6.15B (~$75M USD) (2023-07-14) | — |
| Outcome | First fully successful commercial soft landing on the Moon (upright, full mission). Operated 346 hours (~14.4 lunar days of daylight + post-sunset science) before battery depletion. Awarded the 2025 Collier Trophy. | 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. | India's first lunar sample-return mission. Five modules launched on two LVM3 vehicles; requires both Earth-orbit and lunar-orbit docking — first-time capabilities for ISRO. Architecture sanctioned by Government of India September 2024. |
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