The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up to launch its next lunar mission Chandrayaan-4 after the resounding success of Chandrayaan-3. This mission will consist of five spacecraft modules, ISRO chief S Somanath said at the National Space Science Symposium.

Chandrayaan-3, on the other hand, had three main components- lander, rover and the propulsion module. The five spacecraft modules to be used in Chandrayaan-4 are propulsion module, descender module, ascender module, tranfer module, and re-entry module.

The five components of the awaited Chandrayaan-4 lunar mission will be launched in two phases, according to Somanath. In the first phase, the LVM-3 will launch propulsion, descender, and ascender modules, similar to the Chandrayaan-3 mission in 2023.

In the second phase, the tranfer and re-entry modules will be launched aboard a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). This will be the first mission involving two launch vehicles to complete a single mission.

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