PLANET-C

PLANET-C

Infobox_Spacecraft
Name = PLANET-C


Caption = An artist's interpretation of the PLANET-C spacecraft
Organization = JAXA
Major_Contractors =
Mission_Type = Orbiter
Flyby_Of =
Satellite_Of = Venus
Orbital_Insertion_Date = December, 2010
Launch = May, 2010
Launch_Vehicle = H-IIA
Decay =
Mission_Duration =
NSSDC_ID = PLANET-C
Webpage = [http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/planet_c/index_e.html PLANET-C page]
Mass = convert|320|kg|lb|abbr=on|lk=on
Power = 1200W
Orbital_elements =
Semimajor_Axis =
Eccentricity =
Inclination = near equatorial
Orbital_Period =
Apoapsis = convert|60000|to|80000|km|mi|abbr=on|lk=off
Periapsis =
Orbits =

PLANET-C, also known as Venus Climate Orbiter (VCO), is a planned Japanese unmanned spacecraft to explore Venus. It is currently planned for launch in May 2010, with arrival in December 2010 for a mission of two years or more. With the end of the M-5 program in 2006, Planet-C will be launched by the H-IIA (type 202).

Design

The total mass of the spacecraft will be convert|640|kg|lb, including convert|320|kg|lb|abbr=on of propellants and convert|34|kg|lb|abbr=on of scientific instruments.

Mission

Planned investigations include surface imaging with an infrared camera and experiments designed to determine the presence or otherwise of lightning and present surface volcanism.

The budget for this mission is 13 billion Japanese yen (110 million US dollars) for the satellite and 12 billion yen (100 million US dollars) for the launch.

Status

During 2007 the thermal and mechanical models were evaluated. Critical design review was done between Nov.2007 and March 2008. Currently the flight model is being manufactured. [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/vexag/may2008/presentations/3Nakamura.pdf]

External links

* [http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/planet_c/index_e.html JAXA PLANET-C page]
* [http://www.stp.isas.jaxa.jp/venus/top_english.html PLANET-C page (Solar Terrestrial Physics Group)]
* [http://www.jaxa.jp/missions/projects/sat/exploration/planet_c/index_e.html JAXA/ISAS PLANET-C site]
* [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/vexag/Nov2005/VCO_VEXAG2005.pdf Presentation about PLANET-C from the VEXAG meeting in November 2005] (PDF, 2.7 MB)


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