Shukrayaan-1
Shukrayaan-1 (शुक्रयान-१ or Venus craft)[3] is a orbiter to Venus by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to study the surface and atmosphere of Venus.[4][5][6] It is not known whether it will actually happen, this is just an idea.
| Mission type | Venus orbiter |
|---|---|
| Operator | ISRO |
| COSPAR ID | {{#property:P247}} |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | ISAC |
| Launch mass | 2,500 kg |
| Payload mass | ~100 kg (220 lb) |
| Power | 500 watts for payload |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | Proposed: 2023[1][2] |
| Rocket | GSLV Mk III |
| Launch site | SDSC SHAR |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Cytherocentric |
| Pericytherion | 500 km (310 mi) |
| Apocytherion | 60,000 km (37,000 mi) |
| Venus orbiter | |
| Venus atmospheric probe | |
| Spacecraft component | balloon |
In 2017 there was enough money to do research about doing this mission. If all of the costs are paid for, then this mission will launch in the early 2020s.[2] The Government of India, in 2017–18 gave the Department of Space a 23% increase in money. Under the space sciences section, the money is for "for Mars Orbiter Mission II and Mission to Venus".[7]
From 2016 to 2017, ISRO worked together with JAXA to study the atmosphere of Venus using signals from the Akatsuki Venus orbiter.[8][9][10] ISRO and France (CNES) are talking about working together on this mission and jointly develop aerobraking technologies.[11]
References
- ↑ "After Mars, Isro aims for Venus probe in 2-3 years". AeroJournalIndia.com. 9 June 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Annadurai, Mylswami. "ISRO Space Physics: future missions" (PDF). Raman Research Institute.
- ↑ "Indian Mars and Venus missions: Science and exploration" (PDF). cospar-assembly.org. 22 July 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ↑ Ranosa, Ted (July 2015). "India Plans Mission To Venus Following Success Of Mars Orbiter". Tech Times. http://www.techtimes.com/articles/71256/20150723/india-plans-mission-to-venus-following-success-of-mars-orbiter.htm. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ↑ Nowakowski, Tomasz (July 2015). "India eyes possible mission to Venus". Spaceflight Insider. http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/organizations/isro/india-eyes-possible-mission-to-venus/. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ↑ "Isro to undertake the heaviest launch in December". DeccanChronicle.com. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ↑ India, Press Trust of (12 February 2017). Budget 2017: ISRO gets funds for 2nd Mars mission, maiden Venus venture. http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/with-an-eye-on-venus-and-mars-isro-attempts-mega-world-record-117021200083_1.html. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ↑ "Department of Space, Annual Report 2016-17" (PDF). 22 February 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
Both agencies have also agreed to conduct a joint experiment to study Venus atmosphere by collecting signals from JAXA's Akatsuki mission by ISRO's ground stations (IDSN).
- ↑ "Initial results of the radio occultation experiment in the Venus orbiter mission Akatsuki" (PDF). 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ↑ Imamura, Takeshi; et al. (3 October 2017). "Initial performance of the radio occultation experiment in the Venus orbiter mission Akatsuki". Earth, Planets and Space. 69 (1): 137. Bibcode:2017EP&S...69..137I. doi:10.1186/s40623-017-0722-3. S2CID 41145412.
- ↑ ISRO to work with its French counterpart for inter-planetary missions to Mars, Venus. India Times 16 April 2018.