Venus Express
Venus Express was the single EADS Astrium-led spacecraft launched for ESA on November 9, 2005. It entered Venus orbit on April 11, 2006 and returned more than eight years of atmospheric and plasma observations before contact was lost during orbit-raising manoeuvres on November 28, 2014; ESA formally ended the mission on December 16 after propellant exhaustion.
Identity
- Aliases
- VEX spacecraft
- Name
- Venus Express
- Status
- destroyed
Details
- Description
- Venus Express was the single EADS Astrium-led spacecraft launched for ESA on November 9, 2005. It entered Venus orbit on April 11, 2006 and returned more than eight years of atmospheric and plasma observations before contact was lost during orbit-raising manoeuvres on November 28, 2014; ESA formally ended the mission on December 16 after propellant exhaustion.
- First Flight Date
- 2005-11-09
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
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- Creation Time
- July 30, 2026 at 03:14:00 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 30, 2026 at 03:14:00 UTC
Other
- Last Flight Date
- 2014-11-28
- Programs
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