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.

Mission type: Planetary Science · Orbit: Venus Orbit

Rocket: Soyuz-FG · Provider: Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)