Venus Orbiter Mission Program

India's Venus Orbiter Mission is an approved ISRO scientific program planned for launch in March 2028. It will study Venus's surface, subsurface, atmosphere, clouds, aerosols, lightning, ionosphere, and solar-wind interactions, while demonstrating aerobraking and thermal-management technologies.

Identity

Aliases: Venus Orbiter MissionVOMIndian Venus Orbiter Mission
Domains: spaceflight
Name: Venus Orbiter Mission Program
Status: planned
Types: explorationscienceresearchoperations

Details

Description: India's Venus Orbiter Mission is an approved ISRO scientific program planned for launch in March 2028. It will study Venus's surface, subsurface, atmosphere, clouds, aerosols, lightning, ionosphere, and solar-wind interactions, while demonstrating aerobraking and thermal-management technologies.
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Participants: -
Start Date: 2028

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Creation Time: August 13, 2026 at 14:07:01 UTC
Updated Time: August 13, 2026 at 14:07:01 UTC

Other

Official Urls: https://www.isro.gov.in/ISRO_EN/UnionCabinetApprovesIndiasMission.htmlhttps://www.isro.gov.in/ISRO_Organised_National_Science_Meet.htmlhttps://www.pib.gov.in/PressNoteDetails.aspx?ModuleId=3&NoteId=158973&lang=1&reg=3https://www.isro.gov.in/PLANETVENUS.html