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Shukrayaan-1
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Venus-1
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Shukra-1
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Venusyaan-1
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Detailed explanation-1: -The satellite is planned to be launched onboard the GSLV Mk II rocket. Sweden is getting on board India’s Venus orbiter mission ‘Shukrayaan’ with a scientific instrument to explore the planet.
Detailed explanation-2: -ISRO’s Venus mission, called Shukrayaan I, was expected to be launched in December 2024. The idea was born in 2012; five years later, ISRO commenced preliminary studies after the Department of Space received a 23% hike in the 2017-2018 budget.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mariner 2 was the first spacecraft to successfully fly by Venus, at an altitude of 34, 773 kilometers (21, 607 miles).
Detailed explanation-4: -According to Union Minister of State for Space Jitendra Singh, India’s first human space flight mission under the ‘Gaganyaan program’ is scheduled to launch in the fourth quarter of 2024. (21 December). Gaganyaan, India’s first human space mission, is set to launch in 2024.
Detailed explanation-5: -Launch vehicle company Rocket Lab is partnering with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to send the first private mission to Venus in 2023. The mission will drop a small probe into Venus’ atmosphere that will scan for organic molecules, which could be a possible sign of life.