​India’s Venus Orbiter Mission

On 18th September 2024, the Union Cabinet approved India’s first mission to Venus that ISRO aims to launch in March 2028. This is the country’s second interplanetary mission after the Mars Orbiter Mission launched in 2013.

What is the Venus Orbiter Mission?

  • Shukrayaan-1 is India’s inaugural mission to Venus, designed to orbit the planet and study its atmosphere and surface.
  • Equipped with sophisticated instruments, the orbiter will analyse the climate, atmospheric composition, and potential geological activity of Venus.

Key Instruments

  • Synthetic Aperture Radar for surface mapping
  • Infrared and Ultraviolet Cameras for atmospheric studies
  • Sensors to analyse the ionosphere

Objectives of the Mission

  • Investigate ....
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