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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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Venus Express lifts off on time at 04:33 CET
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Venus Express launched

09/11/2005 1528 views 0 likes
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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 755 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 753 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 941 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 1135 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 1297 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

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The mysteries of Venus

04/11/2005 301 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 1170 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 1283 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 1258 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 2836 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 1578 views 1 likes
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Håkan Svedhem
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Project Scientist: An interview with Håkan Svedhem

06/10/2005 6386 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 890 views 0 likes
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Propellant loading on Venus Express
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Venus Express propellant loading completed

04/10/2005 1605 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 771 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 532 views 0 likes
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Tracking Europe's visitor to Venus

09/09/2005 1141 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 619 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 826 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 700 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 3665 views 2 likes
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Michael Witting
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Launch Campaign Manager: An interview with Michael Witting

18/02/2004 2284 views 1 likes
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Don McCoy
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Project Manager: An interview with Don McCoy

18/02/2004 3380 views 5 likes
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Andrea Accomazzo
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Spacecraft Operations Manager: An interview with Andrea Ac…

18/02/2004 18761 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 1077 views 0 likes
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Greenhouse effect on Venus
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Greenhouse effects... also on other planets

14/02/2003 99612 views 150 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 4183 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 961 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 2425 views 2 likes
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