Venus Express Programme
ESA’s Venus Express Programme was Europe’s first mission to Venus and delivered a global investigation of the planet’s atmosphere, clouds, plasma environment, and surface temperatures. Launched on 9 November 2005, it arrived at Venus on 11 April 2006, operated for eight years with extended observations and aerobraking, and ended on 16 December 2014 after its propellant was exhausted.
Identity
- Aliases
- Venus ExpressVenus Express MissionVEX
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Name
- Venus Express Programme
- Status
- completed
- Types
- explorationscienceresearchoperations
Details
- Description
- ESA’s Venus Express Programme was Europe’s first mission to Venus and delivered a global investigation of the planet’s atmosphere, clouds, plasma environment, and surface temperatures. Launched on 9 November 2005, it arrived at Venus on 11 April 2006, operated for eight years with extended observations and aerobraking, and ended on 16 December 2014 after its propellant was exhausted.
- End Date
- 2014-12-16
- Leads
- Participants
- -
- Start Date
- 2005-11-09
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 14:34:17 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 14:34:17 UTC