Venus Orbiter Mission
Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM) in on-orbit configuration | |
| Mission type | Venus orbiter |
|---|---|
| Operator | ISRO |
| Mission duration | Planned: 4 years |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | URSC |
| Launch mass | 2,500 kg (5,500 lb) |
| Payload mass | ~100 kg (220 lb) |
| Power | 500 watts (0.67 hp) for payload |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 29 March 2028 (planned) |
| Rocket | LVM3 |
| Launch site | SDSC SLP |
| Contractor | ISRO |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Cytherocentric |
| Periapsis altitude | 200km |
| Apoapsis altitude | 600km |
| Venus orbiter | |
| Orbital insertion | 19 July 2028 (planned) |
| Venus atmospheric probe | |
| Spacecraft component | Aerobot balloon |
The Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM), unofficially known as Shukrayaan (Sanskrit: Śukra 'Venus', Yāna 'Craft, Vehicle'), is a planned Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) mission to study the surface and atmosphere of Venus.
Funds were released in 2017 to complete preliminary studies, and solicitations for instruments were announced. The orbiter was expected to have a science payload capability of approximately 100 kilograms (220 lb) with 500 W available power. The initial elliptical orbit around Venus is expected to be 500 km (310 mi) at periapsis & 60,000 km (37,000 mi) at apoapsis. On 18 September 2024, the mission was formally approved by the Indian government and the launch date was set to March 2028. On 1 October 2024, ISRO announced the launch date to be 29 March 2028, with a journey of 112 days, thereby reaching the Venusian orbit on 19 July 2028.