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Venus Express launched
 
9 November 2005

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Launch of Venus Express at 04:33 CET by a Soyuz-Fregat rocket, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazahkstan.

Credits: ESA
 
 
Launch of Venus Express at 04:33 CET by a Soyuz-Fregat rocket, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazahkstan.

Credits: ESA
 
 
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Launch of Venus Express at 04:33 CET by a Soyuz-Fregat rocket, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazahkstan.

Credits: ESA
 
 
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