Chandrayaan-5 / LUPEX Program
Chandrayaan-5 / LUPEX is a joint ISRO-JAXA lunar-polar exploration program targeted for launch in 2028. It will investigate lunar water and volatile resources near a permanently shadowed region, demonstrate surface mobility and extended polar operations, and carry NASA and ESA instruments alongside ISRO and JAXA systems.
Identity
- Aliases
- Chandrayaan-5LUPEXLunar Polar ExplorationChandrayaan-5 / Lunar Polar Exploration
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Name
- Chandrayaan-5 / LUPEX Program
- Status
- planned
- Types
- explorationscienceresearchoperations
Details
- Description
- Chandrayaan-5 / LUPEX is a joint ISRO-JAXA lunar-polar exploration program targeted for launch in 2028. It will investigate lunar water and volatile resources near a permanently shadowed region, demonstrate surface mobility and extended polar operations, and carry NASA and ESA instruments alongside ISRO and JAXA systems.
- Leads
- Parent Program
- Participants
- Start Date
- 2028
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 14:09:01 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 14:09:01 UTC