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

2. VENµS users meeting – Jan 2010 2 1- Camera status 2- Bus status 3- Ground segment status 4- Launcher status 5- Summary Content

3. VENµS users meeting – Jan 2010 3 CEU DETECTORS ASSEMBLY BEZEL TUBE SUN SHIELD THERMAL CONTROL SHIELD SMA PMA CORRECTION LENSES Camera longitudinal section 1- Camera status

4. VENµS users meeting – Jan 2010 4 Tube equipped with both mirrors 1- Camera status

5. VENµS users meeting – Jan 2010 5 Correction lens assembly 1- Camera status

6. VENµS users meeting – Jan 2010 6 Thermal control shield (external cylinder) 1- Camera status

7. VENµS users meeting – Jan 2010 7 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... 18 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

8. VENµS users meeting – Jan 2010 8 - 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

9. VENµS users meeting – Jan 2010 9 2– Bus status

10. VENµS users meeting – Jan 2010 10 2– Bus status

11. VENµS users meeting – Jan 2010 11 2– Bus status

12. VENµS users meeting – Jan 2010 12 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)

13. VENµS users meeting – Jan 2010 13 Scientific mission FRANCE Satellite command & control and technological mission ISRAEL 3– Ground segment status Ready end of 2010

14. VENµS users meeting – Jan 2010 14 4– 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.

15. VENµS users meeting – Jan 2010 15 Mission timeline last quarter 20092011 CAMERA MISSION GROUND SEGMENT IHET SATELLITE GROUND CONTROL SEGMENT 20122015 mid year MISSION …… 5- Summary 2010