Shukrayaan I, was initially expected to be launched in December 2024. The idea was born in 2012.
But ISRO said that it is yet to receive approval from the Indian government for the Venus mission and that the mission could as a result be postponed to 2031.
The launch will involve GSLV Mark II.
Shukrayaan I will be an orbiter mission. Its scientific payloads currently include a high-resolution synthetic aperture radar and a ground-penetrating radar.
The mission is expected to study Venus’s geological and volcanic activity, emissions on the ground, wind speed, cloud cover, and other planetary characteristics from an elliptical orbit.
The US and the European space agencies have Venus missions planned for 2031 — referring to VERITAS and EnVision, respectively.
