Venus Express
Soyuz-FG
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Mission
Venus Express
Type: Planetary Science
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.
Trajectory
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Location
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Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
1540 rockets have launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
Rocket
Soyuz-FG Fregat – Progress Rocket Space Center
- Family: Soyuz-U
- Length: 4.95 m
- Diameter: 2.68 m
- Launch Mass: 305 T
- Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 7100 kg
The Soyuz-FG Fregat was manufactured by Progress Rocket Space Center with the first launch on . Soyuz-FG Fregat has 10 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 10 launches. 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.
Agency
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) – RFSA
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: RFSA
- Administration: Administrator: Yuri Borisov
- Founded: 1992
- Launchers: Soyuz
- Spacecraft: Soyuz
- Country: RUS
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.
