ispace Mission 4
Mission Outline
Mission 4 will be the second mission to feature ispace’s new ULTRA lunar lander, a larger and more capable lander design. The mission is currently scheduled for 2029, and is planned to carry lunar surface and orbital payloads.
ULTRA Lander
Size:
Height approx. 3.6m
Width approx. 3.3m
(Landing legs extended)
Weight:
Approx. 1,000kg（Dry）
Payload Capacity:
Max. several hundreds kg
Summary:
Development of the ULTRA lander is currently under way. It will first be used for Mission 3, currently planned to launch in 2028. The ULTRA lander for Mission 3 is being funded by a Small Business Innovation Research grant administered by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The same ULTRA lander design will further be used in the following Missions 4 (planned for 2029) and Mission 5 (planned for 2030).
Alpine & Lupine satellites
Summary:
Alpine and Lupine are equipped with bi-directional S-band command, telemetry links, and a high-speed Ka-band lunar proximity uplink and X-band downlink to Earth for low-latency real-time communications. After the primary surface mission, Alpine and Lupine naturally circularize into High Circular Polar Orbits (HCPO). These orbits provide near-global coverage of the lunar surface with a focus region over the poles. For each lunar day cycle, the relays provide simultaneous visibility of Earth and lunar South Pole regions.
The Series 3 lander design enables a multitude of mission profiles, including lunar orbital payloads, surface delivery and landing in difficult terrain.
PAYLOAD CUSTOMERS
Mission 4
Payload Customers
Space Strategy Fund Phase 2
High-precision landing in the lunar polar region
European Space Agency
MAGPIE
Learn more about ispace
and our lunar quest.
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We view the Moon as an opportunity. It is an opportunity to expand human existence into space and we believe the Moon is a stepping-stone to Mars and deeper space exploration. It is our first step to establishing human existence beyond the confines of Earth.
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We are a global company with entities in Japan, the United States and Luxembourg, ready to serve customers in each market.
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ispace is a lunar transportation company with a vision to expand human presence beyond the Earth. We are building lunar landers to transport customer payloads to lunar orbit and the surface. In addition, we design lunar rovers to explore the Moon. Our goal is to deliver and develop the infrastructure necessary to support human life on the Moon.
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Yes, ispace is publicly traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Growth Market. In October 2024, ispace was selected for the TSE Growth Market Core Index.