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| Attribute | LUPEX (ISRO lander + JAXA rover) Lunar Polar Exploration Mission Trust: Agency-primary Last verified Remove × | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Astrobotic | Intuitive Machines | JAXA + ISRO |
| Prime contractor | Astrobotic | Intuitive Machines | JAXA + ISRO |
| Status | Lost | Landed | In development |
| Customer | NASA-CLPS | NASA-CLPS | JAXAISRO |
| Launch date | 2024-01-08 | 2024-02-15 | 2028 (NET) |
| Landing date | — | 2024-02-22 | — |
| Landing site | Sinus Viscositatis (planned; never reached) | Malapert A crater, ~300 km from lunar south pole | Lunar south pole (permanently shadowed crater margin) |
| Payload | 20 payloads from 7 nations (2024-01-08) | ~100 kg payload capacity (1,908 kg launch mass) (2024-02-22) | ~350 kg rover with drilling to 1.5 m + ISRO lander (2026-05-28) |
| Contract value | $108M (2024-01-08) | $118M (2024-02-15) | — |
| Outcome | Maiden flight of ULA's Vulcan Centaur. Helium pressurant valve failed to reseal post-actuation, over-pressurizing the oxidizer tank and rupturing it. Lander commanded into controlled re-entry; burned up over South Pacific 2024-01-18. | 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. | 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. |
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