Chandrayaan-4 Second Launch

Liftoff Time

No Earlier Than 2027

Mission Details

Launch Notes

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).

Chandrayaan-4

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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 five modules namely Transfer Module (TM), Descender Module (DM), Ascender Module (AM), Propulsion Module (PM) 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.

3 Payloads

4,600 kilograms

Rocket

Active
LVM-3

Active Since 2014

Indian Space Research Organisation logo

Agency

ISRO

Price

$62.00 million

Rocket

Height: 43.4m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 10,000 kg

GTO: 4,000 kg

Liftoff Thrust

11,898 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 5m

Stages

3

Strap-ons

2

Launch Site

Second Launch Pad

Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Fastest Turnaround

31 days