Chandrayaan-5 / LUPEX is a mission record in the MoonOpps lunar catalog (2026–2035), tracked for 2028 (No earlier than 2028). Status: Approved / technical interface work underway. Class: Robotic lander + rover. Source confidence is High — corroborated by clear official or primary sources. The record links 11 actors, 12 payloads, 1 region, and 2 cited sources. Tracked actors include Indian Space Research Organisation, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and others. Payloads include ADORE, ALIS, EMS-L, and more. Target region: Lunar South Pole near permanently shadowed regions. Catalog figures come from public sources, not predictions or live scraping, accessed through 2026-06-09.
2028 / No earlier than 2028
Chandrayaan-5 / LUPEX
Notes
JAXA page gives NET 2028 launch year, H3 launch vehicle, 350 kg rover, and up to one-year surface mission duration.
Actors by role
contractor
launch_provider
Payloads by type
instrument
ADORE
ALIS
EMS-L
GPR
instruments from ISRO/JAXA/ESA/NASA
ISAP
LTGA
MIR
NS
PRATHIMA
REIWA
TRITON