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ISRO Sets 2028 Target for Chandrayaan-4 as It Ramps Launches and Production

The agency is accelerating operations to scale industry capacity after 2020 reforms.

Overview

  • ISRO scheduled seven more launches before the financial year ends, including a commercial communications satellite and multiple PSLV and GSLV flights.
  • The lineup features the first PSLV built entirely by Indian industry.
  • The government has approved Chandrayaan-4, a lunar sample-return mission targeting 2028 as India’s most complex lunar effort to date.
  • The agency plans to triple annual spacecraft output over the next three years to sustain the expanded cadence.
  • Human and exploration programs remain active, with Gaganyaan still slated for 2027, LUPEX progressing with JAXA to study south-pole ice, and a national space station targeting a first module in 2028 toward completion by 2035.