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NZSA Venus Mission
TBD
NET DECEMBER 2027
ROCKET LAB
Launch
Launch date
NET December 2027
Launch time
TBD
NET December 2027
Status
TBD
Probability
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Window
Instantaneous
UTC
Launch provider
Rocket LabRocket
NeutronPad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 3 (Launch Area 0 D)Mission type
Planetary ScienceOrbit
Heliocentric N/AOrbital launch of the year
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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.
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Last updated 01 Oct 2026