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| Attribute | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | ISRO | Intuitive Machines | ISRO |
| Prime contractor | ISRO | Intuitive Machines | ISRO |
| Status | In development | Landed | Landed |
| Customer | ISRO | NASA-CLPS | ISRO |
| Launch date | 2027–2028 (NET) | 2024-02-15 | 2023-07-14 |
| Landing date | — | 2024-02-22 | 2023-08-23 |
| Landing site | Near Mons Mouton, lunar south pole | Malapert A crater, ~300 km from lunar south pole | Statio Shiv Shakti, 69.37°S — first soft landing near lunar south pole |
| Payload | Up to 3 kg lunar sample return (2026-02-06) | ~100 kg payload capacity (1,908 kg launch mass) (2024-02-22) | Pragyan rover 27 kg + lander Vikram 1,749 kg (2023-08-23) |
| Contract value | — | $118M (2024-02-15) | ₹6.15B (~$75M USD) (2023-07-14) |
| Outcome | 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. | First US Moon landing since Apollo 17 and first commercial soft landing in history. Lander tipped to ~30° on touchdown after landing-leg failure but transmitted data for ~7 days before sunset. | 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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