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Venus Express lifts off on time at 04:33 CET

VEX mission control audio loop

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At 04:33 CET this morning, Venus Express was launched on a Soyuz-Fregat launcher from Baikonur, Kazakhstan; mission control operated from ESOC, ESA's Space Operations Centre, in Darmstadt, Germany. Today's Podcast includes audio clips from the communications loop used by flight controllers and includes the Flight Operations Director's pre-launch GO-NOGO "Roll-Call" at 03:38 CET as well as an interview with Ground Segment Manager Manfred Warhaut from the Main Control Room. Venus Express is now in the critical Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) with the Mission Control Team (MCT) on consoles supported by ESOC specialists from flight dynamics, software and ground systems.Grab this podcast!

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