Launch date
2023-07-14
Destination
Moon — south polar region
Mission end
2023-09-03
Objectives
- Demonstrate a safe soft landing
- Operate a rover on the lunar surface
- Conduct in-situ science
Spacecraft
Propulsion module, Vikram lander and Pragyan rover
Scientific instruments and systems
- ChaSTE thermal probe
- ILSA seismometer
- LIBS and APXS on Pragyan
Timeline
- 2023-07-14Launch on LVM3
- 2023-08-23Landed near the lunar south pole
- 2023-09-03Vikram 'hop' experiment and surface mission end
Major achievements
- First landing near the lunar south pole
- Made India the fourth nation to soft-land on the Moon
Status reviewed 2026-10-23. For official images and the latest updates, visit the agency pages listed under Sources.