NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Chandrayaan-4 First Launch

Launch Time
NET 2027

Chandrayaan-4 is composed of two launches, the first will launch the DM (Descender Module) and AM (Ascender Module) and the second will launch the TM (Transfer Module), RM (Re-entry Module) and PM (Propulsion Module).

Rocket

LVM-3
Image Credit: ISRO
ISRO
Status: Active
Price: $62.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 11,898 kN
Payload to LEO: 10,000 kg
Payload to GTO: 4,000 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 2
Rocket Height: 43.4 m
Fairing Diameter: 5.0 m

Mission Details

Chandrayaan-4

Chandrayaan-4 is a planned lunar sample-return mission of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and will be the fourth iteration in its Chandrayaan programme. It consist of four modules namely Transfer Module (TM), Lander Module (LM), Ascender Module (AM) and Re-entry Module (RM). The planned mission life is 1 lunar day and the landing site is near to Shiv Shakti Point, the landing site of Chandrayaan-3 Lander.

Location

Second Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India