Return to launches
NZSA Venus Mission
Unknown
0
0
days
:
0
0
hours
:
0
0
minutes
:
0
0
seconds
Status
?
To Be Determined
Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources.
Launch Window
ProPro required
Description
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.
Details
Type
Planetary Science
Orbit
Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)
Location
Unknown
Date
Thu, Dec 31, 2026, 24:00
Rocket