ISRO’s Venus Orbiter Mission ‘Shukrayaan-1’ to be Launched on March 29, 2028

New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced the launch date for its Venus Orbiter Mission ‘Shukrayaan-1’. It will be launched on March 29, 2028.

Shukrayaan-1 will take a total of 112 days to travel to Venus. It will be India’s first mission to explore the inner planet.

This Venus Orbiter Mission will carry 19 scientific instruments. These would include 16 Indian payloads, two international collaborative payloads and one international payload. Shukrayaan-1 will be launched onboard ISRO’s LVM-3 rocket. This mission will explore Venus’ atmosphere, its surface, and the planet’s interaction with the Sun.

“Key scientific objectives include examining dust in the Venusian atmosphere, mapping its surface topography in high resolution, studying the solar X-ray spectrum near Venus, analysing Venusian airglow, and investigating sub-surface characteristics. Additionally, the mission will serve as a technology demonstration for ISRO, testing aerobraking and thermal management techniques in the harsh Venusian environment,” said ISRO in a statement.