LUPEX / Chandrayaan-5 Technical Coordination Meeting (TIM-5) held in Japan
2025.12.26
Mr. Matsuura presented a rover model to Mr. ISRO Jayashimha
From December 15 to 17, 2025, Mr. P. Jayasimha, Project Director of the Indian Institute for Space Research (ISRO), and other stakeholders visited Japan to hold the LUPEX/Chandrayaan-5 Technical Interface Meeting (TIM-5) in collaboration with JAXA.
Group photo of JAXA, MHI and ISRO members attending the meeting.
At the beginning of the meeting, Mr. Aso University, Project Manager of JAXA, and Mr. P. Jayasimha, ISRO, gave a report on the development status of JAXA and ISRO. We discussed the status of checking action items at TIM so far, sharing each other's development schedules, and when each test should be conducted. In addition, the H3 rocket personnel of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (MHI) also had a detailed discussion on the interface adjustment with the rocket and the interface between the lander and the rover.
Discussions at TIM-5
On the occasion of ISRO's visit to Japan, Mr. Mayumi Matsuura, Director of JAXA's Manned Space Technology Division, and Mr. Kazuyoshi Kawasaki, Assistant Director of the JAXA Manned Space Technology Division, gave welcome speeches. Officials from JAXA, MHI, and Space BD also participated in the meeting, which was a place to further strengthen the cooperation between the two organizations. This TIM5 was the first time that JAXA visited ISRO at TIM-3 in May (Reference:
ISRO and JAXA Gear Up for Joint Chandrayaan-5 / LUPEX Mission in the Technical Interface Meet).
This was the third time this year that it was held following TIM-4 in August. Through face-to-face coordination, discussions are deepening and accelerating, and we plan to continue to work more closely to realize lunar exploration.
LUPEX / Chandrayaan-5 技術調整会議（TIM-5）を日本で開催 | JAXA 有人宇宙技術部門
