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| Attribute | LUPEX (ISRO lander + JAXA rover) Lunar Polar Exploration Mission Trust: Agency-primary Last verified Remove × | |
|---|---|---|
| Operator | JAXA + ISRO | Blue Origin |
| Prime contractor | JAXA + ISRO | Blue Origin |
| Status | In development | In development |
| Customer | JAXAISRO | NASA-CLPS |
| Launch date | 2028 (NET) | 2026-07 (NET) |
| Landing date | — | — |
| Landing site | Lunar south pole (permanently shadowed crater margin) | Lunar south pole region |
| Payload | ~350 kg rover with drilling to 1.5 m + ISRO lander (2026-05-28) | 3,000 kg surface payload capacity (21,350 kg wet lander mass) (2026-05-28) |
| Contract value | — | — |
| Outcome | Joint ISRO-JAXA water-ice prospecting mission, designated Chandrayaan-5 by India. India's cabinet approved Phase A on 2025-03-10. Launches on JAXA's H3. Carries American and European instruments alongside Indian and Japanese ones. | First flight test of Blue Moon Mark 1. Carries NASA CLPS Stereo Cameras for Lunar Plume-Surface Studies + Laser Retroreflective Array. Targets 100 m landing precision. Lander completed full-scale thermal-vacuum testing at NASA Plum Brook (Armstrong Test Facility) May 2026. |
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