Shukrayaan Mission To Venus of Indian ISRO Explained!

The Indian Space Agency's ISRO has started its work on the Shukrayaan Mission. where 'Shukra' means Venus planet and 'Yaan' means spacecraft. Venus is the nearest planet to Earth, and top space organizations like NASA, ESA, etc. have already started researching it. Scientists are finding life possibilities in it. That's why the Indian Space Research Organization is also planning to study its atmosphere, surface, and structure with the help of its own orbiting satellite. In this article, you will learn everything about the Venus Mission, which is named Shukrayaan Mission, and you will also get amazing and shocking facts about the Venus Planet.

Shukrayaan Mission

Contents:

1. Importance of Study Of Venus
2. Venus Missions Of Space Agencies
3. Shukrayaan Mission of ISRO
4. Summary and FAQ

Importance of Study of Venus

Scientists are doing these missions and spending millions to learn more about Venus. You will be shocked to know that Venus is hundreds of times hotter than our Earth, and its whole atmosphere is filled with clouds of acids. But they didn't know much about its surface or the elements present in it. These all make scientists curious to know more about them. Venus is also sometimes referred to as the sister of Earth. 

Earth is bigger in size than Venus, and the distance between both planets is approximately 40 million kilometers (25 million miles). Venus also has a core of heat and a rocky mantle like Earth. Its atmosphere is made up of 96% carbon dioxide, 3% nitrogen, and 1% other gases in small amounts. Venus doesn't have its own moon. Learn about India's LUPEX Moon Mission also! 

You will be amazed to know that a single day on Venus is similar to 243 Earth days, or approximately 5,832 hours! Scientists usually try to collect enough information about any planet with a telescope from Earth, but they can't get complete information by just observing them and predicting whether life is possible on this planet or not. Therefore, scientists from different countries launched space missions to Venus to learn more about it.

Venus Missions Of Different Space Agencies

Venus Missions of Space Agencies

To know more about the atmosphere, surface, structure, and past of the Venus planet. Space agencies have launched more than 40 spacecraft to Venus, but unfortunately, most of the missions were unsuccessful due to several technical issues. Here are some of them:

1. The first mission to Venus was Tyazhely Sputnik by the Soviet Union, which was launched on February 4, 1961. But this was a failure.
2. NASA launched its first space mission to Venus, Mariner 1, on July 22, 1962. But this also failed during launch.
3. Then the Soviet Union and NASA launched many spacecraft to Venus, but most of them failed due to technical issues.
4. On August 17, 1970, the Soviet Union created history by landing its Spacecraft on the surface of Venus successfully. That spacecraft name was Venera 7, which was part of the Venera missions to Venus by the Soviet Union.
5. After this mission, most of the Venera missions were successful, which gave us much unique and shocking information about Venus.
6. In 2005, ESA and JAXA also launched their spacecraft to Venus.
7. Now, Indian ISRO has planned to launch its Shukrayaan Mission to Venus in December 2024.

Shukrayaan Mission of ISRO

ISRO Chief S. Somnath stated during a show that the pressure in the atmosphere of Venus is approximately one hundred times greater than that of the Earth, although it is unknown what causes such tremendous pressure. The planet Venus is surrounded by a layer of acidic clouds. As a result, no satellite can cross Venus's atmosphere and reach the surface. 

He asks, "How did our solar system come to be?" The Indian Venus mission will consist of an orbiter. This means that Venus will undertake research while orbiting the planet. This vehicle will carry numerous scientific payloads. A high-resolution synthetic aperture radar and ground-penetrating radar that will be put in it, however, will be crucial. 

Through Shukrayaan, the Indian Space Research Organization will research Venus's geographical organization and volcanic activity. Shukrayaan will also analyze the ground emissions of gases, wind speed, clouds, and other factors. Venus will revolve around the sun in an elliptical orbit. The Shukrayaan satellite will spend four years studying Venus. The spacecraft will be ready at this time. Shukrayaan is expected to be launched by the GSLV Mark II rocket. This vehicle will be 2500 kg in weight, with 100 kilogram payloads attached. According to the data that has been collected, it will currently have 18 payloads mounted. 

The government's current priority is Gaganyaan. In which preparations are taking place for Indian astronauts to get to space. The Shukrayaan mission may be carried out in this context. ISRO's Satish Dhawan Professor and Space Science Program senior advisor, P. Sreekumar stated a few days ago that the agency had yet to receive government permission for Shukrayaan. The Shukrayaan expedition may have to be extended until 2031 as a result of this delay.

 

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Summary and FAQ

Through this mission, we will learn more about the atmosphere and surface of Venus. ISRO is now working on many space missions at one time, making it an important space organization. ISRO has provided a lot of unique information through its space missions that was not found by other space agencies. ISRO is famous for its successful and low-budget space missions. The Shukrayaan Mission will also be a low-budget, successful mission. I hope you have learned a lot from this article. Comment on what you have liked the most in this article. Here are some questions that could arise in your mind:

 

When will Shukrayaan be launched?

The expected launch date is December 2024.

What is the mission of Shukrayaan?

To study the solar radiation and surface of Venus more accurately.

Is there a Venus mission?

Different space agencies have performed more than 40 space missions to Venus, most of which were failed missions.

What is the cost of Shukrayaan 1?

The expected total cost of the Shukrayaan 1 mission is between ₹500 and ₹1000 crore rupees.

Which country landed on Venus first?

The Soviet Union successfully landed its Venera 7 on the surface of Venus on December 15, 1970.