Venus Express to Launch 26 October |
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Written by spacetravel.org
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Saturday, 22 October 2005 22:27 |
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Venus Express, the European Space Agencys probe, is scheduled to blast off atop a Soyuz- Fregat rocket on 26 October. Its mission is to study Venus atmosphere in detail.
Venus Express will enter Venus orbit 153 days after launch. At its closest approach, it will be 250 kilometres from the planets surface.
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