Success
Venus Express
Planetary Science
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)(RFSA)Government
Soyuz-FG Fregat
Venusorbit
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.
Wednesday, November 9, 2005 at 3:33 AM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#4,743
RFSA Mission
#150
Pad Launch
#336
Location Launch
#1,247
Designator
2005-045
Launch Window
NET
Nov 9, 2005, 3:33 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Soyuz-FG Fregat Specs
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.
Length
4.95 m
Diameter
2.68 m
Launch Mass
305 t
LEO Capacity
7,100 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2003
Fastest Turnaround
1mo 19d
Total Launches
10
Successful
10
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
10
Maiden flight: Jun 2, 2003
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
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. Soyuz has many launch locations the Russian sites are Baikonur, Plesetsk and Vostochny however Ariane also purchases the vehicle and launches it from French Guiana.
Founded
1992
Administrator
Administrator: Yuri Borisov
Total Launches
341
Successful
330
Failed
11
Pending
3
Consecutive Success
65
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian crewed spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.
Timezone
Asia/Qyzylorda
Local Launch Time
Nov 9, 2005, 9:33 AM
Total Launches
1,563
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
45.9650, 63.3050