Venus Express orbiter spacecraft
Venus Express was ESA's mission-specific Venus orbiter design, derived from the Mars Express platform and adapted for the hotter solar and planetary environment. Built under EADS Astrium leadership, the three-axis-stabilized spacecraft supported long-duration atmospheric, plasma, surface, and aerobraking investigations from a near-polar elliptical orbit.
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Identity
- Aliases
- VEXVenus Express orbiter
- Family Name
- Venus Express
- Full Name
- Venus Express orbiter spacecraft
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeorbiter
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Venus Express was ESA's mission-specific Venus orbiter design, derived from the Mars Express platform and adapted for the hotter solar and planetary environment. Built under EADS Astrium leadership, the three-axis-stabilized spacecraft supported long-duration atmospheric, plasma, surface, and aerobraking investigations from a near-polar elliptical orbit.
- First Flight Year
- 2,005
- Last Flight Year
- 2,005
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Spacecraft Specs
- Launch Mass Kg
- 1,270
- Reusability
- expendable
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- Creation Time
- July 30, 2026 at 03:13:52 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 30, 2026 at 03:13:52 UTC
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