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Lunar Rovers

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LANDING SITE

The Atlas Crater, 47.5°N and 44.4°E

LAUNCH DATE

December 11, 2022
Landing failed on April 26, 2023

SpaceX Falcon 9

LAUNCH VEHICLE

Rashid Rover

ispace Mission 1

Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), UAE

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

To Be Announced

LAUNCH DATE

Q4 2024

SpaceX Falcon 9

LAUNCH VEHICLE

Micro Rover

ispace Mission 2

ispace, inc., Japan

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

Lunar South polar region (4 km x 2.4 km)
69.367621 S, 32.348126 E

LAUNCH DATE

July 14th 2023
Successful landing on 23 August, 2023

LVM3 M4, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

LAUNCH VEHICLE

Pragyan - Chandrayaan-3 Rover

Chandrayaan-3

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), India

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

Shioli Crater, 13.3°S and 25.2°E

LAUNCH DATE

September 7, 2023

H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 47

LAUNCH VEHICLE

Lunar Excursion Vehicle 1
(LEV-1 hopper/rover)

Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) Mission

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

Shioli Crater, 13.3°S and 25.2°E

LAUNCH DATE

September 7, 2023

H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 47

LAUNCH VEHICLE

Lunar Excursion Vehicle 2
(LEV-2 rover)

Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) Mission

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

Sinus Viscositatis, adjacent to the Gruithuisen Domes

LAUNCH DATE

January 8, 2024

Vulcan Centaur, United Launch Alliance

LAUNCH VEHICLE

Iris Lunar Rover

Peregrine Mission One

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), USA

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

Sinus Viscositatis, adjacent to the Gruithuisen Domes

LAUNCH DATE

January 8, 2024

Vulcan Centaur, United Launch Alliance

LAUNCH VEHICLE

Colmena

Peregrine Mission One

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
(UNAM) & Agencia Espacial Mexicana (AEM), Mexico

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

Sinus Viscositatis, adjacent to the Gruithuisen Domes

LAUNCH DATE

January 8, 2024

Vulcan Centaur, United Launch Alliance

LAUNCH VEHICLE

Asagumo Rover

Peregrine Mission One

Spacebit, UK

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

Nobile Region - Lunar South Pole,
89.5°S and 1°E

LAUNCH DATE

2025

Falcon Heavy, SpaceX

LAUNCH VEHICLE

VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover)

Griffin Mission One (GM1)

NASA, USA

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

Shackleton Connecting Ridge, near the Lunar South Pole.

LAUNCH DATE

2024

SpaceX Falcon 9

LAUNCH VEHICLE

Micro Nova hopping Lander (µNova)

Intuitive Machines Mission 2 (IM-2)

Intuitive Machines & Arizona State University (ASU), USA

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

Shackleton Connecting Ridge, near the Lunar South Pole.

LAUNCH DATE

2024

SpaceX Falcon 9

LAUNCH VEHICLE

Yaoki Lunar Rover

Intuitive Machines Mission 2 (IM-2)

Dymon Co., Ltd., Japan

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

Lunar South Pole, 89.4°S and 2°E

LAUNCH DATE

Cancelled

SpaceX Falcon 9

LAUNCH VEHICLE

MoonRanger

Xelene

Astrobotic Technology
& Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), USA

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

Mare Imbrium, 29.52º N and 25.68º W
(Just North of Annegrit Crater)

LAUNCH DATE

Q3 2020 (cancelled)

SpaceX Falcon 9

LAUNCH VEHICLE

ECA Rover (Ek Choti si Asha)

To Be Announced

Axiom Research Labs (TeamIndus), India

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

To Be Announced

LAUNCH DATE

To Be Announced

LAUNCH VEHICLE

Spacebit Rover (Spacebit Mission Two)

To Be Announced

Spacebit, UK

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

To Be Announced

LAUNCH DATE

To Be Announced

LAUNCH VEHICLE

Unity Rover (cancelled)

To Be Announced

Team AngelicvM, Chile

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

Schrödinger Crater, Near the Lunar South Pole on the far side of the Moon.

LAUNCH DATE

2027

Ariane 64

LAUNCH VEHICLE

CSA Rover

HERACLES Mission

ESA & JAXA & CSA

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

Tranquillitatis Pit in Mare Tranquillitatis

LAUNCH DATE

Proposed for 2025 (cancelled)

LAUNCH VEHICLE

Axel rover

Moon Diver (Cancelled)

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

-

LAUNCH DATE

CubeRover payloads are requested 8-12 months in advance of launch to integrate the payload with the CubeRover.

LAUNCH VEHICLE

2U Cuberover

Available for future missions

Astrobotic Technology, USA

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

-

LAUNCH DATE

CubeRover payloads are requested 8-12 months in advance of launch to integrate the payload with the CubeRover.

LAUNCH VEHICLE

4U Cuberover

Available for future missions

Astrobotic Technology, USA

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

-

LAUNCH DATE

CubeRover payloads are requested 8-12 months in advance of launch to integrate the payload with the CubeRover.

LAUNCH VEHICLE

6U Cuberover

Available for future missions

Astrobotic Technology, USA

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

-

LAUNCH DATE

To Be Announced

LAUNCH VEHICLE

Polaris Rover

Available for future missions

Astrobotic Technology, USA

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

-

LAUNCH DATE

October 2021 (cancelled)

LAUNCH VEHICLE

Audi Lunar quattro Rover

Potentially available for future missions

PTS - Audi & Team of German engineers & PTScientists, Germany

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

-

LAUNCH DATE

2023, 2026, 2030 and further

LAUNCH VEHICLE

Asagumo Rover

Available for future missions

Spacebit, UK

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

-

LAUNCH DATE

To Be Announced

LAUNCH VEHICLE

Puli Space Rovers

Potentially available for future missions

Puli Space Technologies Ltd, Hungary

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

Designed for operation in Lunar Polar Regions

LAUNCH DATE

-

LAUNCH VEHICLE

LUVMI Rover (The Lunar Volatiles Mobile Instrumentation rover)

Available for future missions

Space Applications Services NV/SA

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

Designed for operation in Lunar Polar Regions

LAUNCH DATE

Ready for flight by 2026

LAUNCH VEHICLE

LUVMI-X Rover (The Lunar Volatiles Mobile Instrumentation rover)

Available for future missions

Space Applications Services NV/SA

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

Lunar south pole

LAUNCH DATE

2026-2028

H3

LAUNCH VEHICLE

Lunar Polar Exploration Rover (LUPEX)

Lunar Polar Exploration Mission

ISRO and JAXA

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

Southern mare of Apollo Basin

LAUNCH DATE

May 3, 2024

Long March 5

LAUNCH VEHICLE

Jinchan

Chang'e 6 Mission

China National Space Administration (CNSA)

COMPANY

MISSION

LANDING SITE

Southeast ridge of Shackleton crater

LAUNCH DATE

2026

Long March 5

LAUNCH VEHICLE

Chang'e 7 Rover

Chang'e 7 Mission

China National Space Administration (CNSA)

COMPANY

MISSION

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