Venus Express main engine burn ended
Venus Express orbit insertion
A few more automatic operations should now follow to reorient the spacecraft towards the Sun (so-called ‘sun acquisition mode’) and then have one of the spacecraft’s high gain antennas (the HGA 2) oriented towards Earth, ready to establish the first communication link with ground control.
Related links
ESA astronaut C. Nicollier on voyaging to Venus
mms://esamultimedia.esa.int/multimedia/audio/cn_venus.mp3- VOI highlights and press conference
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Venus_Express/Watch_the_Venus_Express_orbit_insertion_highlights_and_press_conference - ESApod: Venus Express
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Venus_Express/Venus_Express_ESApod_br - Venus Express’ initial orbit matches expectations
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Venus_Express/Venus_Express_initial_orbit_matches_expectations - Venus Express 'talks' to Earth
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Venus_Express/Venus_Express_talks_to_Earth - Venus Express main engine burn ended
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Venus_Express/Venus_Express_main_engine_burn_ended - Venus Express reappears from behind Venus
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Venus_Express/Venus_Express_reappears_from_behind_Venus - Pre-planned thrill - Venus Express disappears behind Venus
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Venus_Express/Pre-planned_thrill_-_Venus_Express_disappears_behind_Venus - Venus Express main engine burn starts
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Operations/Venus_Express_main_engine_burn_starts - Venus Express slews and prepares to ‘brake’
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Operations/Venus_Express_slews_and_prepares_to_brake - Venus Orbit Insertion timeline
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Venus_Express/Venus_Orbit_Insertion_timeline - Looking at Venus
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Venus_Express - ESA’s Venus Express to reach final destination
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Venus_Express/ESA_s_Venus_Express_to_reach_final_destination - Venus within ESA probe reach
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Venus_Express/Venus_within_ESA_probe_reach - And now… straight to Venus!
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Venus_Express/And_now_straight_to_Venus - Successful Venus Express main engine test
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Operations/Successful_Venus_Express_main_engine_test - First light for the Venus Monitoring Camera
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Venus_Express/First_light_for_the_Venus_Monitoring_Camera - Venus Express performs flawlessly, LEOP complete
http://www.esa.int/About_Us/ESOC/Venus_Express_performs_flawlessly_LEOP_complete - Venus Express mission operations update
http://www.esa.int/About_Us/ESOC/Venus_Express_mission_operations_update - Venus Express en route to probe the planet's hidden mysteries
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Venus_Express/Venus_Express_en_route_to_probe_the_planet_s_hidden_mysteries - Venus Express operations
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Operations/Venus_Express_operations - Webcam from ESOC
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Operations/ESA_ESOC_Main_Control_Room_webcam