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| Attribute | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | ISRO | Intuitive Machines | Intuitive Machines |
| Prime contractor | ISRO | Intuitive Machines | Intuitive Machines |
| Status | In development | Landed | In development |
| Customer | ISRO | NASA-CLPS | NASA-CLPS |
| Launch date | 2027–2028 (NET) | 2024-02-15 | 2026-Q4 (NET) |
| Landing date | — | 2024-02-22 | — |
| Landing site | Near Mons Mouton, lunar south pole | Malapert A crater, ~300 km from lunar south pole | Reiner Gamma lunar swirl, Oceanus Procellarum |
| Payload | Up to 3 kg lunar sample return (2026-02-06) | ~100 kg payload capacity (1,908 kg launch mass) (2024-02-22) | 4 NASA payloads + rover + data-relay satellite + secondary payloads (2026-05-28) |
| Contract value | — | $118M (2024-02-15) | — |
| 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. | Targeted to be the first surface mission to land inside a lunar magnetic anomaly (swirl). Manifest includes three NASA-CADRE shoebox rovers, an ESA actuated laser retroreflector, and the Australian ALEPH-1 plant-growth payload. |
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