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Venus Express

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…

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Apocytherion altitude
63,000 km (39,000 mi)
Contractor
Starsem
COSPAR ID
2005-045A
Decay date
January / February 2015
Dimensions
1.5 × 1.8 × 1.4 m (4.9 × 5.9 × 4.6 ft)
Disposal
Deorbited

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Venus Express

Nodes69
Edges68
Triples132
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.028986
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Venus Express

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related to Science results · 21
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related to Launch campaign · 20
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related to In target orbit · 19
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related to background · 17
Venus Express → Also, For, France, Germany, However, Lellouch, Mars, Mars Express, On, Rosetta, Sun, Taylor, The, The Venus Express, Titov, United Kingdom, Venus
related to In space · 14
Venus Express → April, Darmstadt, ESA's Control Centre ESOC, February, First, Germany, March, November, Seven, The, Three, UTC SCET, Venus, Venusian
related to End of mission · 10
Venus Express → December, ESA, February, Intermittent, January, Mission, November, On, Patrick Martin, The
related to Objectives · 6
Venus Express → Earth, Starting, Such, The Venus Express, Venus, Venusian
Apocytherion altitude · 1
Venus Express → 63,000 km (39,000 mi)
Contractor · 1
Venus Express → Starsem
COSPAR ID · 1
Venus Express → 2005-045A

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venus express mission spacecraft 2005 atmosphere orbit earth space november 2006 mars esa european agency launch data venusian 2014 infrared

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Venus ExpressApocytherion altitude63,000 km (39,000 mi)1.00infobox
Venus ExpressContractorStarsem1.00infobox
Venus ExpressCOSPAR ID2005-045A1.00infobox
Venus ExpressDecay dateJanuary / February 20151.00infobox
Venus ExpressDimensions1.5 × 1.8 × 1.4 m (4.9 × 5.9 × 4.6 ft)1.00infobox
Venus ExpressDisposalDeorbited1.00infobox
Venus ExpressDry mass700 kg (1,500 lb)1.00infobox
Venus ExpressInclination90 degrees1.00infobox
Venus ExpressLast contact18 January 2015, 15:01:55 (2015-01-18UTC15:01:56) UTC1.00infobox
Venus ExpressLaunch date9 November 2005, 03:33:34 (2005-11-09UTC03:33:34) UTC1.00infobox
Venus ExpressLaunch mass1,270 kg (2,800 lb)1.00infobox
Venus ExpressLaunch siteBaikonur 31/61.00infobox
Venus ExpressManufacturerEADS Astrium1.00infobox
Venus ExpressMission durationPlanned: 2 years Final: 9 years, 2 months, 9 days1.00infobox
Venus ExpressMission typeVenus orbiter1.00infobox
Venus ExpressOperatorEuropean Space Agency1.00infobox
Venus ExpressOrbital insertion11 April 20061.00infobox
Venus ExpressPayload mass93 kg (205 lb)1.00infobox
Venus ExpressPericytherion altitude460 km (290 mi)1.00infobox
Venus ExpressPeriod24 hours1.00infobox
Venus ExpressPower1,100 watts1.00infobox
Venus ExpressReference systemCytherocentric1.00infobox
Venus ExpressRocketSoyuz-FG/Fregat1.00infobox
Venus ExpressSATCAT no.289011.00infobox
Venus ExpressWebsitewww.esa.int/venus1.00infobox

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