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PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
DateAug 19, 2026
Time (UTC)03:46 AM UTC
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Venus Express
Soyuz-FG FregatRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)31/6
Wednesday, November 9, 2005 · 03:33 AM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
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.
PayloadVenus Express
OrbitVenus Orbit
CustomerRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
StagesUnknown
Pad31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
31/6
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Global range
- Latitude
- 45.996°N
- Longitude
- 63.564°E
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
03:33 AM UTC - 03:33 AM UTC
Provider
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Profile →RUS • Founded 1992
The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, commonly known as Roscosmos, is the governmental body responsible for the space science program of the Russian Federation and general aerospace research. So...
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
