Venus Orbiter Mission

This article is about the Indian Venus probe. For other Venus orbiters, see list of missions to Venus.

Venus Orbiter Mission
Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM) in on-orbit configuration
Mission typeVenus orbiter[1]
OperatorISRO
Mission durationPlanned: 4 years[2]
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerISAC
Launch mass2,500 kg (5,500 lb)[3]
Payload mass~100 kg (220 lb)[1]
Power500 watts (0.67 hp) for payload[1]
Start of mission
Launch date29 March 2028 (planned)[4]
RocketLVM3[2][3]
Launch siteSDSC SHAR
ContractorISRO
Orbital parameters
Reference systemCytherocentric
Periapsis altitude200km
Apoapsis altitude600km
Venus orbiter
Orbital insertion19 July 2028 (planned)[4]
Venus atmospheric probe
Spacecraft componentAerobot balloon[3][5]

The Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM), 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]

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] In September 2024, ISRO disclosed to launch the Venus Orbiter Mission in March 2028,[20] and in October 2024, the launch date was set to 29 March 2028, with a journey of 112 days, thereby reaching the Venusian orbit on 19 July 2028.[4]

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  18. ^ India eyes a return to Mars and a first run at Venus. Pallava Bagla, Science Magazine. 17 February 2017.
  19. ^ Laxman, Srinivas (24 April 2017). "Venus mission: Isro invites proposals for space experiments". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 October 2017. An Isro official told TOI that though it is an approved mission, the date of the launch is yet to be firmed up.
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