Venus Express

Mission overview

Venus Express was ESA's first mission to Venus, studying its dense atmosphere from orbit.

Characterised Venus's atmospheric dynamics, super-rotation, and signs of recent volcanism.

Mission	Type	Agency	Launch	Status
BepiColomboMercury	Orbiter	ESA	2018-10-20	En route
Mars ExpressMars	Orbiter	ESA	2003-06-02	Active
JUICE (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer)Jupiter and its icy moons	Orbiter	ESA	2023-04-14	En route
RosettaComet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko	Orbiter and lander	ESA	2004-03-02	Completed
Solar OrbiterThe Sun	Solar observatory	ESA	2020-02-10	Active
GaiaSun–Earth L2	Astrometry observatory	ESA	2013-12-19	Completed

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