LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Wed Nov 09 2005

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Venus Express

Launch Successful

LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(3:33 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(3:33 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

(3:33 AM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Soyuz-FG Fregat

Description:

The Soyuz FG is a medium-lift launch vehicle qualified for manned launches and used to deliver Soyuz Spacecraft to Orbit for Missions to the International Space Station.

MISSION OVERVIEW

Type: Planetary Science
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.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Pad

31/6