The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday issued an Announcement of Opportunity (AO) inviting scientists within India to analyse archival data from past Venus missions.
India’s maiden mission to Venus, Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM) was approved by the Union Cabinet in 2024.
Sun-Venus interaction
The mission will involve a spacecraft orbiting Venus to study its surface, atmosphere, and the Sun-Venus interaction.
“In order to promote, strengthen and to increase the scientific user community for the VOM, ISRO invites researchers through the AO call for promoting the analysis and modelling of archival data available for the planet Venus,” ISRO said.
The space agency said that proposals could be submitted by individuals or a group of scientists and academicians belonging to national institutions, universities, colleges, planetaria and government organisations of India.
“Only those having a minimum remaining service of four years before superannuation are eligible to lead the project as Principal Investigators (PI),” the space agency said.
The deadline for submission of proposals is November 15, 2025.
Research areas
The research proposals are invited in the following research areas: venusian morphology, topography and sub-surface studies, geological mapping, mineralogy and surface composition of Venus, venusian atmosphere structure, dynamics and composition, venusian Ionosphere and solar wind interaction and modelling of venusian atmospheres and Ionospheres.
ISRO said that it expects the project to be completed within three years.
On October 1, 2024, ISRO revealed the targeted launch window for the mission.
According to the targeted launch window for VOM, the Earth departure date is scheduled on March 29, 2028, and the arrival date on Venus is July 19, 2028. The space agency had said that the VOM will be launched by the Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM-3).
Published – September 25, 2025 07:13 pm IST
