ESA - Venus Express - Archive

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The mission

Europe’s first mission to Venus, providing an unprecedented global picture of our nearest planetary neighbour. In particular, it investigated Venus's noxious atmosphere and clouds in detail, and mapped the planet’s surface temperatures.

The journey

Launch date: 9 November 2005
Launch vehicle: Soyuz-Fregat launcher
Venus arrival: 11 April 2006
Mission end: December 2014

1^st ESA Venus mission
7 instruments
1270 kg launch mass
8 years of operation

Venus Express

Artist's impression of Venus Express

Science & Exploration

Venus Express wins Popular Science’s ‘Best of What’s New’ a…

14/11/2006 1464 views 1 likes

'Thin' cloud layer close to Venus' South pole

Science & Exploration

Happy birthday, Venus Express!

09/11/2006 2756 views 1 likes

Radiation from below the Venusian cloud deck

Science & Exploration

Complex meteorology at Venus

13/10/2006 3365 views 4 likes

Global dynamics of Venus northern hemisphere

Science & Exploration

Flying over the cloudy world – science updates from Venus E…

12/07/2006 8276 views 5 likes

Double vortex at Venus South pole

Science & Exploration

Double vortex at Venus South Pole unveiled!

27/06/2006 18386 views 8 likes

Artist's impression of Venus Express

Science & Exploration

Venus Express has reached final orbit

09/05/2006 4378 views 2 likes

Dark Vortex over South Pole of Venus

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Unexpected detail in first-ever Venus south pole images

13/04/2006 6209 views 0 likes

Venus Express project scientist briefs media

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Venus Express media event highlights

11/04/2006 893 views 0 likes

ESA DG congratulates flight team

Science & Exploration

Venus Express’ initial orbit matches expectations

11/04/2006 1135 views 2 likes

Artist's impression of Venus Express orbit insertion

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Europe scores new planetary success: Venus Express enters o…

11/04/2006 14779 views 3 likes

Venus Express orbit insertion

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Venus Express main engine burn ended

11/04/2006 1206 views 2 likes

Venus Express orbit insertion

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Venus Express reappears from behind Venus

11/04/2006 941 views 1 likes

Artist's view of Venus Express communicating with Earth

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Venus Express 'talks' to Earth

11/04/2006 1865 views 3 likes

Venus Express orbit insertion

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Pre-planned thrill - Venus Express disappears behind Venus

11/04/2006 1187 views 0 likes

Animation of Venus Express at Venus

Science & Exploration

Venus Orbit Insertion timeline

11/04/2006 2950 views 3 likes

Artist's impression of Venus Express

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ESA’s Venus Express to reach final destination

07/04/2006 3407 views 0 likes

Artist's view of Venus Express main engine firing in space

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Venus within ESA probe reach

31/03/2006 2210 views 0 likes

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Amateur eyes on a hot planet

30/03/2006 524 views 0 likes

The Venus Express spacecraft

Science & Exploration

Join ESA on the Venus observation campaign

17/03/2006 2040 views 2 likes

Science & Exploration

The passion of Venus

17/03/2006 484 views 0 likes

Artist's impression of Venus Express' trajectory

Science & Exploration

And now… straight to Venus!

03/03/2006 1790 views 1 likes

Grand Prize winner 'Ominous Beauty' by Tatianna Cwick, age 17

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Winning postcards from Venus chosen

02/03/2006 2540 views 3 likes

Artist's impression of the Venusian surface

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Postcards from Venus: enter the Planetary Society Art Conte…

16/12/2005 22425 views 3 likes

Mars Express's OMEGA instrument adds detail to Candor Chasma

Science & Exploration

New findings from Titan and Mars

30/11/2005 1394 views 1 likes

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New results from Titan and Mars

30/11/2005 2221 views 1 likes

First light for Venus Express camera

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First light for the Venus Monitoring Camera

30/11/2005 3119 views 0 likes

Earth and Moon system as seen by VIRTIS-M

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Earth-Moon observations from Venus Express

25/11/2005 5334 views 1 likes

Ground Segment Manager Manfred Warhaut: end of LEOP

Venus Express performs flawlessly, LEOP complete

11/11/2005 2308 views 3 likes

Venus Express Flight Control Team in ESOC's MCR

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"Venus Express, give me a GO/NO GO for launch..."

09/11/2005 1382 views 1 likes

Soyuz-Fregat carrying Venus Express lifts off

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Venus Express en route to probe the planet's hidden mysteri…

09/11/2005 2980 views 0 likes

Venus Express lifts off on time at 04:33 CET

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Venus Express launched

09/11/2005 1835 views 0 likes

Venus Express and Soyuz-Fregat on the launch pad

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Venus Express: ready for lift-off

09/11/2005 860 views 1 likes

Venus Express greets dawn of launch day

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Green light for Venus Express launcher fuelling

09/11/2005 869 views 1 likes

Close-up of Venus Express and Soyuz-Fregat on the launch pad

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Venus Express countdown activities started

08/11/2005 1037 views 1 likes

Artist's impression of Venus Express in orbit

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Venus Express set for launch to the cryptic planet

07/11/2005 1387 views 0 likes

Venus Express roll-out on the Transport and Erector Wagon

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Venus Express moved back to launch pad

07/11/2005 1552 views 1 likes

Evening view of Venus Express during launch dress rehearsal

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Venus Express launch dress rehearsal

07/11/2005 540 views 0 likes

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The mysteries of Venus

04/11/2005 395 views 0 likes

Artist's impression of Venus Express in orbit

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Venus Express set for launch to the cryptic planet

21/10/2005 1383 views 0 likes

Venus Express and Soyuz third stage

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Venus Express mated to Soyuz

20/10/2005 1549 views 1 likes

Venus Express ready for transport to launcher assembly building

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Venus Express set for transport to launcher assembly buildi…

19/10/2005 1429 views 1 likes

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Venus Express ready for lift-off

18/10/2005 1512 views 0 likes

Venus Express Flight Control Team in ESOC's MCR

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Venus Express Flight Control Team

14/10/2005 3179 views 5 likes

Mating of Venus Express, launch vehicle adapter and Fregat

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Venus Express mated with upper-stage

12/10/2005 1773 views 1 likes

Håkan Svedhem

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Project Scientist: An interview with Håkan Svedhem

06/10/2005 6683 views 10 likes

Venus Express being lowered onto LVA

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Venus Express ready for 'mating' with upper-stage

05/10/2005 1158 views 0 likes

Propellant loading on Venus Express

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Venus Express propellant loading completed

04/10/2005 1896 views 1 likes

Fully deployed solar array on Venus Express

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Venus Express gets wings

19/09/2005 992 views 0 likes

The new 35-metre deep space tracking station at Cebreros

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ESA’s new deep-space antenna in Cebreros becomes a reality

15/09/2005 722 views 0 likes

Enabling & Support

Tracking Europe's visitor to Venus

09/09/2005 1386 views 0 likes

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