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Name: Venus Spectrometer
Mission: EnVision
Application: The search for water and sulphur-bearing compounds
Life: Will launch in 2031

Instrument Description

The VenSpec-H instrument is part of the EnVision mission, which has been selected by ESA as the fifth Medium class mission in the Cosmic Vision plan, targeting a launch in 2031.

The scientific objectives of VenSpec-H are related to the search for water and sulphur-bearing compounds. Four spectral windows
have been selected to characterize the troposphere and mesosphere of Venus. They span the spectral range between 1 and 2.5 μm.

VenSpec-H is realised by an international consortium of institutes and companies with OIP as industrial prime contractor. In addition, OIP performs the opto-mechanical design and integration, alignment and testing of the instrument. The project is funded by BELSPO. IASB-BIRA [B] is the principal investigator.