Orbiter
Venus Express
ESA
Orbited Venus for eight years studying its thick atmosphere, until its fuel ran out in 2014.
Open in 3DThe flight
November 9, 2005
Launch
April 3, 2006
Arrives at Venus
December 31, 2014
JPL’s track of it ends
From the trajectory NASA JPL Horizons publishes for it.
Venus Express
European orbiter mission to Venus (2005–2015)
Venus Express (VEX) was the first Venus exploration mission of the European Space Agency (ESA). Launched in November 2005, it arrived at Venus in April 2006 and began continuously sending back science data from its polar orbit around Venus. Equipped with seven scientific instruments, the main objective of the mission was the long term observation of the Venusian atmosphere.
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Facts
- What it is
- Orbiter
- Agency
- ESA