Venus Orbiter Mission (Shukrayaan)

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has short-listed 20 space-based experiment proposals for its proposed Venus orbiter mission ‘Shukrayaan’.

About Shukrayaan

  • It is a mission to study Venus for more than four years.
  • The satellite is planned to be launched onboard GSLV Mk II rocket.
  • The proposed orbit is expected to be around 500 x 60,000 km around Venus. This orbit is likely to be reduced gradually, over several months to a lower apoapsis (farthest point).

Scientific Objectives

  • Investigation of the surface processes and shallow subsurface stratigraphy; and solar wind interaction with Venusian Ionosphere, and studying the structure, composition and dynamics of ....
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