Venus Orbiter Mission
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This article is about the Indian Venus probe. For other Venus orbiters, see list of missions to Venus.
The Venus Orbiter Mission, unofficially known as Shukrayaan[6][7][8][9][10][11] (Sanskrit: Śukra 'Venus', Yāna 'Craft, Vehicle'),[12] is a planned Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) mission to study the surface and atmosphere of Venus.[13][14][15][16]
Quick Facts Mission type, Operator ...
Mission type | Venus orbiter[1] |
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Operator | ISRO |
Mission duration | Planned: 4 years[2] |
Spacecraft properties | |
Manufacturer | ISAC |
Launch mass | 2,500 kg (5,500 lb)[3] |
Payload mass | ~100 kg (220 lb)[1] |
Power | 500 watts (0.67 hp) for payload[1] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | NET 2028 (planned) [4] |
Rocket | LVM3[2][3] |
Launch site | SDSC SHAR |
Contractor | ISRO |
Venus orbiter | |
Venus atmospheric probe | |
Spacecraft component | Aerobot balloon[3][5] |
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Funds were released in 2017 to complete preliminary studies, and solicitations for instruments were announced.[17][18] The orbiter was expected to have a science payload capability of approximately 100 kilograms (220 lb) with 500 W available power.[1] The initial elliptical orbit around Venus is expected to be 500 km (310 mi) at periapsis & 60,000 km (37,000 mi) at apoapsis.[1][19]