Indian Venusian orbiter mission

Venusian orbiter mission of India
Mission type Venus orbiter
Operator ISRO
Mission duration Planned: 1 Year
Spacecraft properties
Bus I-1K
Manufacturer ISAC
Launch mass 1500 kg
Start of mission
Launch date 2017-2020[1]
Rocket PSLV-XL[1]
Launch site Satish Dhawan[1]
Contractor ISRO[1]
Venus orbiter

The Indian Venusian orbiter mission is a proposed orbiter to Venus by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to study the atmosphere of Venus.[2][3][4] If funded, it would be launched between 2017 and 2020.[2]

Jacques Blamont, an astrophysicist, has offered to provide the Indian Space Research Organisation with gigantic balloons carrying several instruments designed to deploy in and out of the extremely hot atmosphere of the planet after being unfettered from the orbiter.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "After Mars, Isro aims for Venus probe in 2-3 years". 9 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 Ranosa, Ted (July 2015). "India Plans Mission To Venus Following Success Of Mars Orbiter". Tech Times. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
  3. ↑ Nowakowski, Tomasz (July 2015). "India eyes possible mission to Venus". Spaceflight Insider. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
  4. ↑ http://www.deccanchronicle.com/science/science/230716/isro-to-undertake-the-heaviest-launch-in-december.html
  5. ↑ Srinivas Laxman (17 February 2012). "India planning Venus mission". Times of India. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
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