ISRO gets approval from the Central Government for Chandrayaan-5 mission, Japan will also cooperate
Chandrayaan-5 mission has recently received approval from the central government, as announced by ISRO Chairman V Narayanan on March 16, 2025. This mission is ambitious to study the surface of the moon and will be completed in collaboration with Japan. While the 25 kg rover 'Pragyan' was carried in the Chandrayaan-3 mission, the 250 kg rover in Chandrayaan-5 will study the surface of the moon.
This mission will start after Chandrayaan-4. The objective of Chandrayaan-4 is to collect samples from the moon and bring them to Earth. Through Chandrayaan-5, the presence of water in the south pole region of the moon and its possible use will be investigated. This mission is a major step in international cooperation between India and Japan.
ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan informed that the Chandrayaan-4 mission is likely to be launched in 2027. The goal of India's Chandrayaan mission is to conduct an in-depth study of the surface of the moon. Earlier, on August 23, 2023, Chandrayaan-3's lander 'Vikram' achieved a major milestone by making a historic 'soft landing' on the south pole of the Moon.
The Chandrayaan-5 mission, also known as the Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (LUPEX), is a joint project between India and Japan. Japan's space agency JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) is playing an important role in this mission.
The surface of the moon is being studied in depth through Chandrayaan missions. Chandrayaan-1, launched in 2008, discovered chemicals and minerals present on the surface of the moon, as well as completed geo-statistical mapping of the moon. The Chandrayaan-2 mission had completed 98% of its set objectives, and the high-resolution camera sent under it is still sending hundreds of pictures of the moon. At the same time, a successful landing was made on the surface of the Moon through the Chandrayaan-3 mission, and important information related to the surface of the Moon is being collected through the Rover 'Pragyan'.
