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Venus Express launch campaign starts

3 August 2005

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ESA's Venus Express, being packed ready to leave INTESPACE, Toulouse, for its launch site in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. It is shown with high-gain antenna wrapped and solar arrays folded.

Credits: ESA-S. CORVAJA

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Venus Express was shipped from Alenia Spazio in Turin, Italy, to INTESPACE, Toulouse, for the final testing phase in October 2004. The tests were concluded in July 2005.

Credits: ESA/EADS Astrium

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Venus Express undergoing thermal vacuum testing with simulated Sun exposure, by INTESPACE, Toulouse.

Credits: ESA/EADS Astrium

Looking at Venus

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Venus Express launch

Venus Express performs flawlessly, LEOP complete Venus Express mission operations update "Venus Express, give me a GO/NO GO for launch..."Venus Express: ready for lift-off Green light for Venus Express launcher fuelling Venus Express countdown activities started Venus Express moved back to launch pad Venus Express set for transport to launcher assembly building Venus Express mated with upper-stage

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