VENµS MISSION STATUS VENµS users meeting – Jan 2010 Pierric FERRIER, CNES

VENµS users meeting – Jan Camera status 2- Bus status 3- Ground segment status 4- Launcher status 5- Summary Content

VENµS users meeting – Jan CEU DETECTORS ASSEMBLY BEZEL TUBE SUN SHIELD THERMAL CONTROL SHIELD SMA PMA CORRECTION LENSES Camera longitudinal section 1- Camera status

VENµS users meeting – Jan Tube equipped with both mirrors 1- Camera status

VENµS users meeting – Jan Correction lens assembly 1- Camera status

VENµS users meeting – Jan Thermal control shield (external cylinder) 1- Camera status

VENµS users meeting – Jan Camera status synthesis ~ 1.4 mm 2.0 mm 8.0 mm 10 mm Blocking Filter Narrow-band Filters 1- Camera status BARR filters= the weakest link of the chain, so far months needed to obtain the ITAR approval 13 months delay in manufacturing due to technical issues (delivery expected in March) The current schedule shows a camera delivery at end of Aug 2011

VENµS users meeting – Jan Mass: 250kg - Power: 800w - Overall stowed dim: 1.6x1.2 m - 2xSTR - 2 X-band - 1xIHET redunded, 16 Kg Xenon - 4x1N redunded thrusters, 7 Kg hydrazine 2– Bus status

VENµS users meeting – Jan – Bus status

VENµS users meeting – Jan – Bus status

VENµS users meeting – Jan – Bus status

VENµS users meeting – Jan Bus status synthesis 2– Bus status Base plate to be delivered this quarter (from RAFAEL to IAI) Other parts of the bus are stored and ready for final bus assembly (solar pannel, satellites pannels - 6 of them, and all bus internal subsystems)

VENµS users meeting – Jan Scientific mission FRANCE Satellite command & control and technological mission ISRAEL 3– Ground segment status Ready end of 2010

VENµS users meeting – Jan – Launcher status The foreseen launcher for Venµs is PSLV so far. Unfortunately this scenario faces 2 issues at the INDIAN government level as Venµs would be the co-passenger, the risk exist to be injected in a non optimal orbit (i.e. 666 km – 3days instead of 720 km -2 days) Nevertheless, other scenarios exist, the main one being a launch with PLEIADES 2 on SOYOUZ Current engineering practice calls for a final launcher selection 2 years ahead of the foreseen launch date. In other words the launcher will be selected in 2010.

VENµS users meeting – Jan Mission timeline last quarter CAMERA MISSION GROUND SEGMENT IHET SATELLITE GROUND CONTROL SEGMENT mid year MISSION …… 5- Summary 2010