Which country is collaborating with India on the Venus orbiter mission for the development of the Venusian Neutrals Analyser (VNA)?

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The correct answer is Option C: Sweden. India’s Venus orbiter mission, Shukrayaan, is a planned interplanetary mission to Venus with international collaboration from Sweden. The mission was approved by the Union Cabinet in 2024 with an estimated cost of ₹1,236 crore and will be launched using LVM-3 rocket. It will carry 19 scientific payloads to study Venus’s atmosphere, exosphere, surface, and cloud systems. The mission orbit will have a periapsis of 500 km and an apoapsis of 60,000 km after Venus orbit insertion. The main scientific objective is to study Venus’s dense atmosphere, volcanic surface, and super-rotating clouds, and its past habitability. The mission includes cooperation with the Swedish Institute of Space Physics, which is developing the Venusian Neutrals Analyser (VNA). Venus is the second planet from the Sun, known as Earth’s twin due to similar size, but has a CO₂-rich atmosphere and extreme heat above 460°C. The mission is expected to reach Venus by July 2028 after a 112-day journey, with key design review completed in April 2026.

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Which country is collaborating with India on the Venus orbiter mission for the development of the Venusian Neutrals Analyser (VNA)?

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