Soyuz-FG Fregat
This page records Soyuz-FG | Venus Express and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.
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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.
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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.
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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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