Venus Express
Studying Venus's atmosphere
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
- 1st ESA Venus mission
- 7 instruments
- 1270 kg launch mass
- 8 years of operation
Latest
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ImageScience & Exploration
Destination: Venus
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ImageScience & Exploration
Double vortex at Venus South pole
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ImageScience & Exploration
Venus cloud tops
