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Chandrayaan-4 is a planned lunar sample-return mission of ISRO and will be the fourth mission in its Chandrayaan programme. It consists of four modules namely Transfer module (TM), Lander module (LM), Ascender module (AM) and Reentry Module (RM). The planned mission life is 1 lunar day, and the landing site is near to Statio Shiv Shakti, the landing site of Chandrayaan-3's Lander. With successful demonstration in soft landing and roving, the programme then moved into its next phase where a rover with greater scientific payload is to be sent to conduct on-site sample analysis. The mission named Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (LUPEX) is suggested to be launched in the time frame of 2028–29. India is collaborating with Japan in this mission. It will be a lander-rover mission near lunar pole to perform on-site sampling and analysis of collected lunar material and demonstrate lunar night survival technologies. The Indian Government gave approval for the mission, referred as Chandrayaan-5 on 14th March 2025.
=== Long duration exploration === Building upon this foundation subsequent missions will explore long-term presence on the Moon, including the potential development of habitats. Each flight is designed to progressively expand India's capabilities in lunar exploration, potentially with the co-operation of all Artemis accords signatories. Future Missions from the tentative Chandrayaan-6 will focus on developing the critical infrastructure required for future human lunar landings.In an Interview, the then ISRO chairman S Somanath has informed that India will continue sending robotic lunar explorers until an indigenous crewed mission, with the robotic program also continuing after that.
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== See also == List of missions to the Moon Indian Mars exploration missions Indian Human Spaceflight Programme Artemis program – NASA-led lunar exploration program Luna-Glob – Moon exploration program by the Russian Federal Space Agency Chinese Lunar Exploration Program
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