EnVision

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EnVision

(planned 2030s ESA Venus orbiter)

EnVision is an ESA space mission in development, to orbit Venus. A November 2031 launch is planned, to reach Venus after a 15-month flight. Plans are to orbit Venus for 4 years, with possible extensions. Instrument plans:

VenSAR "Venus synthetic aperture radar".
SRS "subsurface radar sounder".
RSE "radio science experiment".
VenSpec-H "Venus spectrometer - infrared high resolution".
VenSpec-U "Venus spectrometer - ultraviolet".
VenSpec-M "Venus spectrometer - infrared mapper".

(spacecraft,Venus,ESA,plan) Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EnVision
https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/envision/home
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Envision/Envision_factsheet
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/ESA_selects_revolutionary_Venus_mission_EnVision
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Envision
https://arxiv.org/abs/1703.09010
https://arxiv.org/abs/1908.04269
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.07669
https://www.thalesaleniaspace.com/en/press-releases/discovering-deepest-secrets-venus-planet-envision-mission
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2023LPICo2806.1764W/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2023LPICo2807.8071S/abstract
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/then-there-were-3-nasa-to-collaborate-on-esas-new-venus-mission/
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=ENVISION

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