ESA - Venus Express - Archive

ESA title

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

1^st ESA Venus mission
7 instruments
1270 kg launch mass
8 years of operation

Venus Express

Venus Express orbit insertion

Science & Exploration

Venus Express main engine burn ended

11/04/2006 1147 views 2 likes

Venus Express orbit insertion

Science & Exploration

Venus Express reappears from behind Venus

11/04/2006 884 views 1 likes

Artist's view of Venus Express communicating with Earth

Science & Exploration

Venus Express 'talks' to Earth

11/04/2006 1767 views 3 likes

Venus Express orbit insertion

Science & Exploration

Pre-planned thrill - Venus Express disappears behind Venus

11/04/2006 1126 views 0 likes

Animation of Venus Express at Venus

Science & Exploration

Venus Orbit Insertion timeline

11/04/2006 2869 views 3 likes

Artist's impression of Venus Express

Science & Exploration

ESA’s Venus Express to reach final destination

07/04/2006 3283 views 0 likes

Artist's view of Venus Express main engine firing in space

Science & Exploration

Venus within ESA probe reach

31/03/2006 2139 views 0 likes

Science & Exploration

Amateur eyes on a hot planet

30/03/2006 494 views 0 likes

The Venus Express spacecraft

Science & Exploration

Join ESA on the Venus observation campaign

17/03/2006 1975 views 2 likes

Science & Exploration

The passion of Venus

17/03/2006 452 views 0 likes

Artist's impression of Venus Express' trajectory

Science & Exploration

And now… straight to Venus!

03/03/2006 1719 views 1 likes

Grand Prize winner 'Ominous Beauty' by Tatianna Cwick, age 17

Science & Exploration

Winning postcards from Venus chosen

02/03/2006 2477 views 3 likes

Artist's impression of the Venusian surface

Science & Exploration

Postcards from Venus: enter the Planetary Society Art Conte…

16/12/2005 22271 views 3 likes

Mars Express's OMEGA instrument adds detail to Candor Chasma

Science & Exploration

New findings from Titan and Mars

30/11/2005 1339 views 1 likes

Science & Exploration

New results from Titan and Mars

30/11/2005 2122 views 1 likes

First light for Venus Express camera

Science & Exploration

First light for the Venus Monitoring Camera

30/11/2005 3009 views 0 likes

Earth and Moon system as seen by VIRTIS-M

Science & Exploration

Earth-Moon observations from Venus Express

25/11/2005 5191 views 1 likes

Ground Segment Manager Manfred Warhaut: end of LEOP

Venus Express performs flawlessly, LEOP complete

11/11/2005 2243 views 3 likes

Venus Express Flight Control Team in ESOC's MCR

Science & Exploration

"Venus Express, give me a GO/NO GO for launch..."

09/11/2005 1346 views 1 likes

Soyuz-Fregat carrying Venus Express lifts off

Science & Exploration

Venus Express en route to probe the planet's hidden mysteri…

09/11/2005 2861 views 0 likes

Venus Express lifts off on time at 04:33 CET

Science & Exploration

Venus Express launched

09/11/2005 1770 views 0 likes

Venus Express and Soyuz-Fregat on the launch pad

Science & Exploration

Venus Express: ready for lift-off

09/11/2005 828 views 1 likes

Venus Express greets dawn of launch day

Science & Exploration

Green light for Venus Express launcher fuelling

09/11/2005 839 views 1 likes

Close-up of Venus Express and Soyuz-Fregat on the launch pad

Science & Exploration

Venus Express countdown activities started

08/11/2005 1012 views 1 likes

Artist's impression of Venus Express in orbit

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Venus Express set for launch to the cryptic planet

07/11/2005 1311 views 0 likes

Venus Express roll-out on the Transport and Erector Wagon

Science & Exploration

Venus Express moved back to launch pad

07/11/2005 1489 views 1 likes

Evening view of Venus Express during launch dress rehearsal

Science & Exploration

Venus Express launch dress rehearsal

07/11/2005 506 views 0 likes

Science & Exploration

The mysteries of Venus

04/11/2005 348 views 0 likes

Artist's impression of Venus Express in orbit

Science & Exploration

Venus Express set for launch to the cryptic planet

21/10/2005 1322 views 0 likes

Venus Express and Soyuz third stage

Science & Exploration

Venus Express mated to Soyuz

20/10/2005 1476 views 1 likes

Venus Express ready for transport to launcher assembly building

Science & Exploration

Venus Express set for transport to launcher assembly buildi…

19/10/2005 1372 views 1 likes

Science & Exploration

Venus Express ready for lift-off

18/10/2005 1434 views 0 likes

Venus Express Flight Control Team in ESOC's MCR

Science & Exploration

Venus Express Flight Control Team

14/10/2005 3095 views 5 likes

Mating of Venus Express, launch vehicle adapter and Fregat

Science & Exploration

Venus Express mated with upper-stage

12/10/2005 1718 views 1 likes

Håkan Svedhem

Science & Exploration

Project Scientist: An interview with Håkan Svedhem

06/10/2005 6606 views 9 likes

Venus Express being lowered onto LVA

Science & Exploration

Venus Express ready for 'mating' with upper-stage

05/10/2005 1088 views 0 likes

Propellant loading on Venus Express

Science & Exploration

Venus Express propellant loading completed

04/10/2005 1808 views 1 likes

Fully deployed solar array on Venus Express

Science & Exploration

Venus Express gets wings

19/09/2005 922 views 0 likes

The new 35-metre deep space tracking station at Cebreros

Science & Exploration

ESA’s new deep-space antenna in Cebreros becomes a reality

15/09/2005 676 views 0 likes

Enabling & Support

Tracking Europe's visitor to Venus

09/09/2005 1322 views 0 likes

Venus Express in Payload Processing Facility, Baikonur

Science & Exploration

Venus Express electrical tests complete

08/09/2005 719 views 0 likes

Venus Express in Hazardous Processing Facility, Baikonur

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Venus Express propulsion and electrical system tests

06/09/2005 980 views 2 likes

Venus Express arrives at Baikonur airport

Venus Express arrives in Baikonur

10/08/2005 1043 views 0 likes

Venus Express ready for shipping to Baikonur

Venus Express launch campaign starts

03/08/2005 1495 views 1 likes

Artist's impression of Venus Express

Science & Exploration

Venus Express spacecraft is complete

30/09/2004 840 views 1 likes

The movement of Venus across the Sun on 8 June 2004

Science & Exploration

Once in a lifetime: the Venus transit 2004

03/06/2004 4058 views 3 likes

Michael Witting

Science & Exploration

Launch Campaign Manager: An interview with Michael Witting

18/02/2004 2541 views 1 likes

Don McCoy

Science & Exploration

Project Manager: An interview with Don McCoy

18/02/2004 3720 views 6 likes

Andrea Accomazzo

Enabling & Support

Spacecraft Operations Manager: An interview with Andrea Ac…

18/02/2004 19040 views 42 likes

Artist's impression of Venus Express orbiting Venus

Science & Exploration

First Mars, then Venus!

18/06/2003 1241 views 0 likes

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