In developmentTrust: Agency-primaryLast verified 2026-05-28

LUPEX (ISRO lander + JAXA rover)

Lunar Polar Exploration Mission

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.

Mission specifications

Operator: JAXA + ISRO
Prime contractor: JAXA + ISRO
Launch: 2028 (NET)
Landing site: Lunar south pole (permanently shadowed crater margin)
Customer: JAXAISRO
Payload: ~350 kg rover with drilling to 1.5 m + ISRO landeras of 2026-05-28^[1]Multi-instrument payload — REIWA, LTGA, TRITON, ADORE, ISAP, ALIS, NS, EMS-L, GPR, MIR, PRATHIMA

Source bibliography

[1]
JAXAretrieved 2026-05-28
https://humans-in-space.jaxa.jp/en/biz-lab/tech/lupex/
[2]
Wikipediaretrieved 2026-05-28
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Polar_Exploration_Mission

In developmentTrust: Agency-primaryLast verified 2026-05-28

LUPEX (ISRO lander + JAXA rover)

Lunar Polar Exploration Mission

Mission specifications

Operator: JAXA + ISRO
Prime contractor: JAXA + ISRO
Launch: 2028 (NET)
Landing site: Lunar south pole (permanently shadowed crater margin)
Customer: JAXAISRO
Payload: ~350 kg rover with drilling to 1.5 m + ISRO landeras of 2026-05-28^[1]Multi-instrument payload — REIWA, LTGA, TRITON, ADORE, ISAP, ALIS, NS, EMS-L, GPR, MIR, PRATHIMA

Source bibliography

[1]
JAXAretrieved 2026-05-28
https://humans-in-space.jaxa.jp/en/biz-lab/tech/lupex/
[2]
Wikipediaretrieved 2026-05-28
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Polar_Exploration_Mission

LUPEX (ISRO lander + JAXA rover)

Mission specifications

Source bibliography

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LUPEX (ISRO lander + JAXA rover)

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