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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| Mission | Role | Launch | Phase | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandrayaan-1Spacecraft | Operator | 2008-10-22 | Ended | Success |
| Arkyd-6Spacecraft | Launch provider | 2018-01-12 | Ended | Success |
| LUPEX / Chandrayaan-5 (Lunar Polar Exploration mission)Spacecraft | Operator | Planned, no earlier than 2028Date detailsAnnouncement date not recorded. Record checked 2026-09-25. | In development | Not applicable |
Open evidence gaps
- ISRO's own release on the Chandrayaan-5/LUPEX approval not retrieved; approval date comes from an ISRO statement quoted by ThePrint.
Sources
3 sources- [1]ISRO Profile
ISRO was formed on August 15, 1969
Chandrayaan-1, India's first mission to Moon, was launched successfully on October 22, 2008 from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota.
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