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The Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM), which is intended to orbit a spacecraft in the orbit of planet Venus for a better understanding of the Venusian surface and subsurface, atmospheric processes, and influence of Sun on Venusian atmosphere, was approved by the Union Cabinet on September 18, 2024, under the direction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Study weather patterns on Venus, confirm the presence of lightning in thick clouds and search for signs of active volcanism.
Recovered from missed orbit insertion in 2010 and entered Venus orbit in 2015. Akatsuki is Japan's first successful mission to explore another planet.
May 21, 2010: Launch Dec. 6, 2010:Venus Orbit Insertion - 1st Attempt Dec. 7, 2015: Successful Venus Orbit Insertion
The Venus Climate Orbiter mission (PLANET-C), or "AKATSUKI", is studying the atmospheric circulation of Venus. Meteorological information will be obtained by globally mapping clouds and minor constituents successively with four cameras at ultraviolet and infrared wavelengths, detecting lightning with a high-speed imager, and observing the vertical ...
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- Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Japan
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May 16, 2024 · Shukrayaan 1, also known as the Venus Orbiter Mission, is ISRO's planned first mission to the planet Venus. It involves a spacecraft of 2500 kg orbiting Venus to study what lies beneath the surface of the hottest planet in the solar system as well as the mysteries beneath its sulfuric acid clouds. The Shukrayaan Mission will be carried out by a ...
Sep 19, 2024 · About Venus Orbiter Mission: It is envisaged to orbit a scientific spacecraft in the orbit of planet Venus. It is for better understanding of the Venusian surface and subsurface, atmospheric processes and influence of the Sun on Venusian atmosphere. The study of the underlying causes of the transformation of Venus, which is whispered to be once ...
Sep 18, 2024 · The total fund approved for the Venus Orbiter Mission” (VOM), is Rs.1236 Cr out of which Rs 824.00 Crore will be spent on the spacecraft. The cost includes development and realization of the spacecraft including its specific payloads and technology elements, global ground station support cost for navigation and network as well as the cost of launch vehicle.
NASA's Pioneer Venus 1 was the first U.S. spacecraft to orbit Venus. It was the orbiter in a two-spacecraft orbiter-probe combination designed to study the atmosphere and surface of Venus. A second spacecraft carrying the probe was launched a few months later. Pioneer Venus 1 successfully operated for 14 years, though the mission was planned to ...
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May 18, 2010 · On May 21, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is scheduled to launch the Venus Climate Orbiter Akatsuki, which will provide the most in-depth look at the planet’s atmosphere to date. The Venus Orbiter, the twelfth of the Pioneer missions, was designed to last eight months, but extended its mission in excess of fourteen years.