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Venus Express
Spacecraft
A European Space Agency orbiter that studied Venus's atmosphere, surface, and plasma environment from 2006 to 2014, revealing new details about the planet's mysterious atmospheric dynamics and greenhouse effect.
Key Facts
organization | ESA |
orbital regime | Inner System |
learn more | Wikipedia |
launched | 2005-11-09 |
decommissioned | 2015-01-18 |
launch mass | 1,270 kg |
power | 1,100 watts |
Mission Timeline
Launched
November 9, 2005 at 03:33 UTC
Venus
Orbiter
Venus Express orbited Venus for eight years studying its atmosphere and surface features, becoming the longest-serving Venus mission before its fuel was depleted in 2014 and it burned up in the planet's atmosphere in January 2015.
Decommissioned
January 18, 2015 at 15:01 UTC
Venus Express met its end by burning up in Venus's atmosphere after completing an eight-year mission studying the planet's dense atmosphere, mysterious surface features, and interactions with solar wind.
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