---
title: "India’s Space Agency Wants to Explore Venus"
description: "India's space agency is waiting for the green light on a planned mission to visit and map out the entire surface of Venus."
date: "2019-11-08"
modified: "2019-11-08"
authors:
  - name: "Dan Robitzski"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/danrobitzski"
url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/india-space-agency-explore-venus"
categories:
  - "Science & Energy"
tags:
  - "india"
  - "space"
  - "the digest"
  - "Venus"
---

# India’s Space Agency Wants to Explore Venus

![India's space agency is waiting for the green light on a planned mission to visit and map out the entire surface of Venus.](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/india-space-agency-explore-venus.jpg>)
*\<em\>Image: NASA\</em\>*

## Hey Neighbor

The Indian Space Research Organization wants to launch a mission to Venus.

The ultimate goal is to use an orbiter to [map the entire planet](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/venus-covered-crystal-volcanoes>), as well as to scan and figure out what's going on beneath the surface, [according to *Space.com*](<https://www.space.com/india-considering-venus-orbiter-mission.html>). If the mission takes off, it could help give scientists a much better understanding of our planetary neighbor — including information about how its [bizarre atmosphere](<https://futurism.com/6-surprising-facts-venus-earths-evil-twin>) behaves.

## Closer Look

The space agency is currently awaiting the green light for the mission. If all goes to plan, it may launch as soon as 2023, *Space.com* reports.

Once it arrives, the orbiter would be able to create a map of Venus is just about a year, while also using scientific instruments to study the planet's atmosphere, volcanic activity, and intense lightning storms.

India's space program suffered a setback when its Moon lander [crashed in September](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/indian-official-moon-lander-survived>). But because the Venus mission wouldn't involve actually touching down on the surface, it may have a brighter future.

**READ MORE:** [India Has a New Planetary Target in Mind: Venus](<https://www.space.com/india-considering-venus-orbiter-mission.html>) \[*Space.com*\]

**More on Venus:** *[NASA Scientists Imagine Studying Venus From A Floating Research Colony](<https://futurism.com/nasa-scientists-imagine-studying-venus-from-a-floating-research-colony>)*

## Author
Dan Robitzki is a senior reporter for Futurism, where he likes to cover AI, tech ethics, and medicine. He spends his extra time fencing and streaming games from Los Angeles, California.

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