Chandrayaan-4, expected to surpass the carrying capacity of ISRO's most powerful rockets, will necessitate multiple launches. The spacecraft will be assembled in orbit before commencing its journey to the Moon, Somanath revealed on the sidelines of an event in Delhi.

Expressing ISRO's commitment to lunar exploration, Somanath reiterated Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of achieving a moon landing by an Indian by the early 2040s.