MISSION PROFILE

Chandrayaan-4

"India lunar sample return mission collecting rock and soil from the lunar surface using a complex multi-module architecture."

LAUNCH WINDOW: January 1, 1970
SDSC SHAR, SRIHARIKOTA

LVM3

Payload Configuration Active

LAUNCH VEHICLE

LVM3

Medium-to-Heavy Expendable

TARGET ORBIT

Lunar Transfer

Velocity & Flight Path Optimized

PRIMARY MISSION OBJECTIVES

01

Propulsion Systems Test

Evaluation of the LVM3 launch system's core stages and guidance units in flight conditions.

02

Orbital Insertion Precision

Establish telemetry lock and deploy payload spacecraft exactly within target Lunar Transfer coordinate thresholds.

03

Ground Control Handshake

Deploy tracking dishes and establish multi-station communication matrices with space centers in India.

ISRO
Live Telemetry

Chandrayaan-4

LVM3Lunar Transfer

ISRO
SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota

"India lunar sample return mission collecting rock and soil from the lunar surface using a complex multi-module architecture."

MISSION OPERATOR

ISRO

ISRO

Private Space Corporation

Launch SiteSDSC SHAR (SLP)
Payload Mass~2500 kg (Classified)
Sector TypeCommercial / Civil