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| Attribute | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | CNSA | Intuitive Machines | ISRO |
| Prime contractor | China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) | Intuitive Machines | ISRO |
| Status | In development | Landed | Landed |
| Customer | CNSA | NASA-CLPS | ISRO |
| Launch date | 2026-08 (NET) | 2025-02-27 | 2023-07-14 |
| Landing date | — | 2025-03-06 | 2023-08-23 |
| Landing site | Shackleton crater illuminated rim, lunar south pole | Mons Mouton plateau, lunar south pole (~400 m off target) | Statio Shiv Shakti, 69.37°S — first soft landing near lunar south pole |
| Payload | 18 science payloads across orbiter, lander, rover, mini-hopper, and Queqiao-2 (2026-05-28) | 10 payloads delivered (2025-03-06) | Pragyan rover 27 kg + lander Vikram 1,749 kg (2023-08-23) |
| Contract value | — | $62.5M (2025-02-27) | ₹6.15B (~$75M USD) (2023-07-14) |
| Outcome | China's first dedicated lunar south-pole prospecting mission. Mini-flying probe hops into permanently shadowed regions to sample for water-ice volatiles. Italian laser retroreflector aboard the lander. | Soft-landed but tipped onto its side after altimeter failure caused the lander to strike a plateau and skid into a crater rim. Power depleted within ~24 hours; ~250 MB of data transmitted including TRIDENT drill range-of-motion demonstration. | 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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