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Indian Space Research Organisation

India's national space agency. Chandrayaan-1 (2008-2009) carried NASA's Moon Mineralogy Mapper, whose data showed hydroxyl/water signatures on the lunar surface; Chandrayaan-3 landed near 69.4 degrees S in 2023; ISRO is building the lander for the Chandrayaan-5/LUPEX water-prospecting mission with JAXA, which ISRO says received Indian government financial sanction on 10 March 2025.

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Facts

Headquarters
India
Type
Government agency
Founded
1969
Status
Activeas of 2026-09-25. Operating national agency; ISRO pages accessed 2026-09-25.
Roles
Prospecting
Targets
Moon
Also known as
ISRO
Website
www.isro.gov.in

Missions

3 records
MissionRoleLaunch or landingPhaseOutcome
Chandrayaan-1SpacecraftOperator2008-10-22EndedSuccess
Arkyd-6SpacecraftLaunch provider2018-01-12EndedSuccess
LUPEX / Chandrayaan-5 (Lunar Polar Exploration mission)SpacecraftOperatorPlanned, no earlier than 2028In developmentNot applicable

Open evidence gaps

  • ThePrint quotation is retained without a current machine-match certification: its historical raw-match provenance is not established by retained checker evidence, and the page remains blocked. This does not establish that no historical match ever occurred. The financial-sanction statement is separately supported by the cited official ISRO page.

Sources

4 excerpts from 4 publications

One web address counts as one publication.

  1. [1]ISRO Profile
    Indian Space Research OrganisationGovernment recordAccessed 2026-09-25Supports: year founded
    ISRO was formed on August 15, 1969
    Quote matched the source text when accessed.
  2. [2]Chandrayaan-1
    Indian Space Research OrganisationGovernment recordAccessed 2026-09-25Supports: launch date, phase
    Chandrayaan-1, India's first mission to Moon, was launched successfully on October 22, 2008 from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota.
    Quote matched the source text when accessed.
  3. [3]JAXA, ISRO scientists meet to finalise Chandrayaan-5 mission interface
    ThePrintPressAccessed 2026-09-25Supports: phase, record history, date
    The approval for the Chandrayaan-5/LUPEX mission was received from the government of India on March 10, 2025, in the form of financial sanction
    Quote not machine-matched.
  4. [4]ISRO and JAXA Gear Up for Joint Chandrayaan-5 / LUPEX Mission in the Technical Interface Meet
    ISROGovernment recordPublished 2025-05-15Accessed 2026-11-10Supports: summary
    The approval for the Chandrayaan-5 / LUPEX mission was received from Government of India on March 10, 2025, in the form of financial sanction.
    Quote matched the source text when accessed.

Cite this record

SpaceMiningData, “Indian Space Research Organisation”, dataset version a00fa2c68a45, built 2026-11-11, https://spaceminingdata.com/organizations/isro.html. Record checked 2026-09-25.