- LATEST
- WEBSTORY
- TRENDING
INDIA
ISRO planning 7 interplanetary missions, Venus on the to-do list
Mission to study Sun's corona, Venus, Mars Orbiter 2, Chandrayaan 3 are next on ISRO's list.
Updated : Jun 30, 2020, 08:12 PM IST
 "File Photo:")
TRENDING NOW
)
This Pakistani Influencer's private video leaked online, days after Minahil Malik and Insha Rehman's clips
)
Ayushmann Khurrana gets surprised after fan throws dollars at him during his US concert, says 'main kya karunga iska'
)
Dilip Joshi to leave Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah? Report claims he held Asit Modi's collar in massive fight after...
)
Meet Madhuri, Karisma's rival who rejected Shah Rukh Khan films; became star after giving 8 superhits in a year, now...
)
'Jaya Bachchan, is that you?': Mukesh Khanna loses cool as he asks paps to keep quiet, netizens roast him in return
)
India's highest paid actor charges Rs 300 crore for a film; more than Vijay, Shah Rukh, Prabhas, Rajini, Ranbir, Salman
)
Ashneer Grover breaks silence after Salman Khan confronts him in Bigg Boss 18: 'It's ok if he doesn't...'
)
'I sort of...': Aishwarya Rai's 'enjoyed every phase and moved on' statement amid divorce rumours with Abhishek Bachchan
)
Bad news for Amazon, Flipkart as Blinkit launches new services for...
)
New train ticket booking rules: Indian Railways shortens advance reservation period from 120 days to...
)
After Imsha Rehman, Minahil Malik, THIS Indonesian celeb's private video leaked online
)
Bigg Boss 18: Vivian Dsena, Rajat Dalal, Shilpa Shirodkar, Eisha Singh, top 5 most popular contestants this week
)
Arjun Kapoor's sister Anshula Kapoor calls him 'green flag' post his breakup with Malaika Arora: 'During periods he...'
)
Amid linkup rumours with Abhishek Bachchan, Nimrat Kaur shows off her talent; netizens say 'you should be jailed for...'
)
Elon Musk announces future of ultra-fast travel, claims US to India trip will just take...
Chandrayaan 2, India’s Lunar Mission which will feature India’s most powerful rocket - GSLV Mk 3 - to carry the orbiter, lander and rover, is the most anticipated project of this year. But ISRO has much more in store than the widely known Chandrayaan-2 and Gaganyaan manned mission.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Yuvika- Young Scientist Programme for school students at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota Dr K Sivan, Chairman ISRO, said the agency is working on seven interplanetary missions in a decade. "The missions would include Mars Orbiter Mission 2, Chandrayaan 3, a mission to Venus, Exposat Planetary exploration, Aditya L1 among others," he said.
“There is a lot of interest in Venus and we have announced a lot of opportunities for the scientific community in India and abroad and around 20 payloads are coming”, Dr Sivan said. He also made a mention of a Mission Aditya L1 that could be launched in mid-2020 to study the Corona of the Sun, adding that it would help in understanding climate change.
While Aditya L1 and EXPO Sat mission are defined and okayed, the Mars Orbiter 2 and Chandrayaan 3 are in their planning stage. After planning it will be formed as a project and we will lead it, he said.
Responding to queries regarding Chandrayaan-2, he said that the agency is in the final stage of testing for the Orbiter, Lander, Rover and that they would be ready for launch by the end of May.
However, the launch is likely only in the first or second week of July due to an impending eclipse and other conditions, said the ISRO Chairman. This is a very important mission because we are landing at a place where nobody else has gone- near the South Pole of the moon and new date could emerge from this mission, he added.
Elaborating on the 13 payloads that the Chandrayaan -2 Mission would be carrying, he said, “Basically these payloads are looking at the composition of atmosphere, surface, mapping, sub-surface structure, Lunar surface composition etc.”
