NewsPhotos In Pics: After The Moon, ISRO's Next Stops- Mars, Venus And Sun

In Pics: After The Moon, ISRO's Next Stops- Mars, Venus And Sun

After the successful soft landing of the ISRO's lunar spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 on the moon, all eyes are on the Indian space agency which has many more interplanetary missions on its to-do list. Take a look at ISRO's upcoming missions.

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Updated:Aug 25, 2023, 11:15 AM IST

ISRO's Sun Mission: Aditya-L1

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Aditya L1 shall be the first space-based Indian mission to study the Sun. The major science objectives of the Aditya-L1 mission are to study Solar upper atmospheric (chromosphere and corona) dynamics and particle dynamics from the Sun.

(Image credit: ISRO)

ISRO's Human Spaceflight Mission: Gaganyaan

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Gaganyaan project envisages demonstration of human spaceflight capability by launching a crew of 3 members to an orbit of 400 km for a 3 day mission and bring them back safely to earth, by landing in Indian sea waters.

(Image credit: ISRO)

ISRO Mission For Venus: Shukrayaan -1

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The Indian Venusian orbiter mission planned to study the atmosphere of Venus is scheduled to be launched in December 2024, however, ISRO is yet to get approval from the government.

(Representational Image; credit: Pixabay)

ISRO's Secon Mission For Mars: Mangalyaan-2

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After its success in Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) in the first attempt, India is all set fo MOM 2 or launch of Mangalyaan 2 in the year 2024.

(Representational Image; credit: Pixabay)

ISRO's Next Mission - XPoSAT

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XPoSat (X-ray Polarimeter Satellite) is India’s first dedicated polarimetry mission to study various dynamics of bright astronomical X-ray sources in extreme conditions. The mission aims to study the astronomical emission from sources such as blackhole, neutron stars, active galactic nuclei, pulsar wind nebulae etc.

(Representational Image; credit: Pixabay)

ISRO And NASA's NISAR

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NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR) is a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) observatory being jointly developed by NASA and ISRO. NISAR will map the entire globe in 12 days and provide spatially and temporally consistent data for understanding changes in Earth’s ecosystems, ice mass, vegetation biomass, sea level rise, ground water and natural hazards including earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes and landslides.

(Image credit: NASA)