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NZSA Venus Mission
Last Updated: 4 minutes ago
Unknown
Vehicle
Electron
Launch Site
LA-0
Orbit
Heliocentric N/A
Profile
Planetary Science
Friday, December 31, 2027 Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
Mission State
Schedule
Window to be announced
Rocket Lab has not published a precise launch time yet.
Coverage
Stream not published yet
Coverage often appears closer to launch, especially for updated NET dates.
Mission Overview
NZSA Venus Mission is a small direct Venus entry probe with a single 1 kg low-mass, low-cost autofluorescing nephelometer riding on a satellite bus based on the Photon Upper stage of the Electron rocket. The probe mission will spend approximately 5 minutes in the Venus cloud layers, 48-60 km above the surface, collecting in situ measurements to search for organic molecules in cloud particles and constrain particle composition.
Technical Details
Vehicle
Electron
Rocket Lab launch vehicle
Launch Site
Launch Area 0
LA-0 · Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
Target Orbit
Heliocentric N/A
Planned deployment regime
Mission Profile
Planetary Science
Mission architecture
Customer
Unknown
Mission customer