Chandrayaan-4 Mission

Recently, the Ministry of Science and Technology, confirmed that India will launch Chandrayaan-4 to bring back samples from the moon’s surface to the Earth in 2027.

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• It will involve at least two separate launches of the heavy-lift LVM-3 rocket that will carry five different components to be assembled in orbit.

 

Chandrayaan-1

• It was launched by ISRO in 2008.
• It was India’s first lunar mission which made India the fifth country to reach the Moon.
• Findings: Confirmed the presence of water molecules on the lunar surface.

 

Chandrayaan-2

• It was launched in 2019.
• It consists of an indigenous orbiter, a lander (Vikram), and a rover (Pragyan).
• Objective: To achieve a soft landing on the lunar surface.
• ISRO lost communication with the lander just before touchdown, resulting in a crash landing.
• Findings: Confirmed the findings of Chandryaan 1 and provided crucial data on the Moon’s surface and atmosphere.

 

Chandrayaan-3

• It was launched in 2019.
• It was a follow-up of mission Chandrayaan-2.
• It consists of a Lander (Vikram), a Propulsion, and a Rover (Pragyan).
• Objective: To demonstrate India’s ability to soft landing on the Lunar Surface
• Outcome: It has successfully achieved a soft landing on the Moon’s south pole in 2023.