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Neutron | NZSA Venus Mission

Rocket LabRocket Lab Launch Complex 3 (Launch Area 0 D) — Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

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mission

Name
NZSA Venus Mission
Type
Planetary Science
Target orbit
Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)

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.

schedule

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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Neutron
Provider
Rocket Lab
Type
Commercial
Country
USA

launch site

Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 3 (Launch Area 0 D)
Location
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/New_York