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' trajectory

Science & Exploration

And now… straight to Venus!

03/03/2006 1550 views 1 likes

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

Science & Exploration

Winning postcards from Venus chosen

02/03/2006 2323 views 3 likes

Artist's impression of the Venusian surface

Science & Exploration

Postcards from Venus: enter the Planetary Society Art Conte…

16/12/2005 21896 views 3 likes

Mars Express's OMEGA instrument adds detail to Candor Chasma

Science & Exploration

New findings from Titan and Mars

30/11/2005 1219 views 1 likes

Science & Exploration

New results from Titan and Mars

30/11/2005 1844 views 1 likes

First light for Venus Express camera

Science & Exploration

First light for the Venus Monitoring Camera

30/11/2005 2579 views 0 likes

Earth and Moon system as seen by VIRTIS-M

Science & Exploration

Earth-Moon observations from Venus Express

25/11/2005 4671 views 1 likes

Ground Segment Manager Manfred Warhaut: end of LEOP

Venus Express performs flawlessly, LEOP complete

11/11/2005 2083 views 3 likes

Venus Express Flight Control Team in ESOC's MCR

Science & Exploration

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

09/11/2005 1255 views 1 likes

Soyuz-Fregat carrying Venus Express lifts off

Science & Exploration

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

09/11/2005 2599 views 0 likes

Venus Express lifts off on time at 04:33 CET

Science & Exploration

Venus Express launched

09/11/2005 1520 views 0 likes

Venus Express and Soyuz-Fregat on the launch pad

Science & Exploration

Venus Express: ready for lift-off

09/11/2005 755 views 1 likes

Venus Express greets dawn of launch day

Science & Exploration

Green light for Venus Express launcher fuelling

09/11/2005 753 views 1 likes

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

Science & Exploration

Venus Express countdown activities started

08/11/2005 939 views 1 likes

Artist's impression of Venus Express in orbit

Science & Exploration

Venus Express set for launch to the cryptic planet

07/11/2005 1129 views 0 likes

Venus Express roll-out on the Transport and Erector Wagon

Science & Exploration

Venus Express moved back to launch pad

07/11/2005 1296 views 1 likes

Evening view of Venus Express during launch dress rehearsal

Science & Exploration

Venus Express launch dress rehearsal

07/11/2005 408 views 0 likes

Science & Exploration

The mysteries of Venus

04/11/2005 300 views 0 likes

Artist's impression of Venus Express in orbit

Science & Exploration

Venus Express set for launch to the cryptic planet

21/10/2005 1166 views 0 likes

Venus Express and Soyuz third stage

Science & Exploration

Venus Express mated to Soyuz

20/10/2005 1277 views 1 likes

Venus Express ready for transport to launcher assembly building

Science & Exploration

Venus Express set for transport to launcher assembly buildi…

19/10/2005 1255 views 1 likes

Science & Exploration

Venus Express ready for lift-off

18/10/2005 1221 views 0 likes

Venus Express Flight Control Team in ESOC's MCR

Science & Exploration

Venus Express Flight Control Team

14/10/2005 2825 views 4 likes

Mating of Venus Express, launch vehicle adapter and Fregat

Science & Exploration

Venus Express mated with upper-stage

12/10/2005 1574 views 1 likes

Håkan Svedhem

Science & Exploration

Project Scientist: An interview with Håkan Svedhem

06/10/2005 6378 views 9 likes

Venus Express being lowered onto LVA

Science & Exploration

Venus Express ready for 'mating' with upper-stage

05/10/2005 887 views 0 likes

Propellant loading on Venus Express

Science & Exploration

Venus Express propellant loading completed

04/10/2005 1588 views 1 likes

Fully deployed solar array on Venus Express

Science & Exploration

Venus Express gets wings

19/09/2005 764 views 0 likes

The new 35-metre deep space tracking station at Cebreros

Science & Exploration

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

15/09/2005 527 views 0 likes

Enabling & Support

Tracking Europe's visitor to Venus

09/09/2005 1136 views 0 likes

Venus Express in Payload Processing Facility, Baikonur

Science & Exploration

Venus Express electrical tests complete

08/09/2005 617 views 0 likes

Venus Express in Hazardous Processing Facility, Baikonur

Science & Exploration

Venus Express propulsion and electrical system tests

06/09/2005 822 views 2 likes

Venus Express arrives at Baikonur airport

Venus Express arrives in Baikonur

10/08/2005 1043 views 0 likes

Venus Express ready for shipping to Baikonur

Venus Express launch campaign starts

03/08/2005 1495 views 1 likes

Artist's impression of Venus Express

Science & Exploration

Venus Express spacecraft is complete

30/09/2004 698 views 1 likes

The movement of Venus across the Sun on 8 June 2004

Science & Exploration

Once in a lifetime: the Venus transit 2004

03/06/2004 3651 views 2 likes

Michael Witting

Science & Exploration

Launch Campaign Manager: An interview with Michael Witting

18/02/2004 2279 views 1 likes

Don McCoy

Science & Exploration

Project Manager: An interview with Don McCoy

18/02/2004 3369 views 5 likes

Andrea Accomazzo

Enabling & Support

Spacecraft Operations Manager: An interview with Andrea Ac…

18/02/2004 18747 views 42 likes

Artist's impression of Venus Express orbiting Venus

Science & Exploration

First Mars, then Venus!

18/06/2003 1071 views 0 likes

Greenhouse effect on Venus

Science & Exploration

Greenhouse effects... also on other planets

14/02/2003 99192 views 149 likes

View of the volcano Sif Mons on Venus

Science & Exploration

No shortage of mysteries on Venus

28/11/2002 4143 views 13 likes

Artist's impression of Venus Express orbiting Venus

Science & Exploration

No more doubts about ESA's Venus Express!

06/11/2002 957 views 0 likes

ESA's mission to Venus, Venus Express

Science & Exploration

Venus Express comes into Cosmic Vision

15/07/2002 2420 views 2 likes

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