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Venus Express Archive

Studying Venus's atmosphere

Venus Express

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
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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 2544 views 0 likes
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Venus Express lifts off on time at 04:33 CET
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Venus Express launched

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Venus Express and Soyuz-Fregat on the launch pad
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Venus Express: ready for lift-off

09/11/2005 744 views 1 likes
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Venus Express greets dawn of launch day
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Green light for Venus Express launcher fuelling

09/11/2005 747 views 1 likes
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Close-up of Venus Express and Soyuz-Fregat on the launch pad
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Venus Express countdown activities started

08/11/2005 919 views 1 likes
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Artist's impression of Venus Express in orbit
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Venus Express set for launch to the cryptic planet

07/11/2005 1088 views 0 likes
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Venus Express roll-out on the Transport and Erector Wagon
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Venus Express moved back to launch pad

07/11/2005 1259 views 1 likes
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Evening view of Venus Express during launch dress rehearsal
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Venus Express launch dress rehearsal

07/11/2005 379 views 0 likes
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The mysteries of Venus

04/11/2005 286 views 0 likes
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Artist's impression of Venus Express in orbit
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Venus Express set for launch to the cryptic planet

21/10/2005 1130 views 0 likes
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Venus Express and Soyuz third stage
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Venus Express mated to Soyuz

20/10/2005 1224 views 1 likes
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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 1219 views 1 likes
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Venus Express ready for lift-off

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Venus Express Flight Control Team in ESOC's MCR
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Venus Express Flight Control Team

14/10/2005 2723 views 4 likes
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Mating of Venus Express, launch vehicle adapter and Fregat
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Venus Express mated with upper-stage

12/10/2005 1536 views 1 likes
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Håkan Svedhem
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Project Scientist: An interview with Håkan Svedhem

06/10/2005 6310 views 9 likes
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Venus Express being lowered onto LVA
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Venus Express ready for 'mating' with upper-stage

05/10/2005 834 views 0 likes
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Propellant loading on Venus Express
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Venus Express propellant loading completed

04/10/2005 1533 views 1 likes
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Fully deployed solar array on Venus Express
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Venus Express gets wings

19/09/2005 737 views 0 likes
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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 494 views 0 likes
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Enabling & Support

Tracking Europe's visitor to Venus

09/09/2005 1085 views 0 likes
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Venus Express in Payload Processing Facility, Baikonur
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Venus Express electrical tests complete

08/09/2005 590 views 0 likes
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Venus Express in Hazardous Processing Facility, Baikonur
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Venus Express propulsion and electrical system tests

06/09/2005 790 views 2 likes
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Venus Express arrives at Baikonur airport
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Venus Express arrives in Baikonur

10/08/2005 1043 views 0 likes
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Venus Express ready for shipping to Baikonur
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Venus Express launch campaign starts

03/08/2005 1495 views 1 likes
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Artist's impression of Venus Express
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Venus Express spacecraft is complete

30/09/2004 662 views 1 likes
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The movement of Venus across the Sun on 8 June 2004
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Once in a lifetime: the Venus transit 2004

03/06/2004 3225 views 2 likes
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Michael Witting
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Launch Campaign Manager: An interview with Michael Witting

18/02/2004 2218 views 1 likes
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Don McCoy
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Project Manager: An interview with Don McCoy

18/02/2004 3244 views 5 likes
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Andrea Accomazzo
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Spacecraft Operations Manager: An interview with Andrea Ac…

18/02/2004 18648 views 42 likes
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Artist's impression of Venus Express orbiting Venus
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First Mars, then Venus!

18/06/2003 1007 views 0 likes
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Greenhouse effect on Venus
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Greenhouse effects... also on other planets

14/02/2003 96437 views 142 likes
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View of the volcano Sif Mons on Venus
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No shortage of mysteries on Venus

28/11/2002 3909 views 13 likes
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Artist's impression of Venus Express orbiting Venus
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No more doubts about ESA's Venus Express!

06/11/2002 899 views 0 likes
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ESA's mission to Venus, Venus Express
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Venus Express comes into Cosmic Vision

15/07/2002 2362 views 2 likes
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