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Chandrayaan Program
India's lunar exploration program. Chandrayaan-3 achieved a historic soft landing at the lunar south pole on Aug 23, 2023, making India the 4th country to land on the Moon and the first to land near the south pole. The Pragyan rover operated for 14 days analyzing lunar soil composition. Chandrayaan-4 is a sample return mission approved by the Indian government.
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Budget
₹615 crore (~$75M) for Chandrayaan-3; Chandrayaan-4 approved at ₹2,104 crore (~$250M)
Timeline
2008–ongoing
Key Milestones
Chandrayaan-1 discovered water molecules on the Moon
2008
Chandrayaan-2 orbiter successful (lander crash-landed)
2019
Chandrayaan-3 soft-landed at lunar south pole — India becomes 4th country to land on Moon
2023 — Aug
Chandrayaan-4 — lunar sample return mission
2028
Contractors
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Sources
- isro.gov.in
- spacenews.com