Venus Express History

Thanks to state-of-the-art instruments for planetary investigations, Venus Express is sending detailed data back about the Venusian atmosphere.

Venus Express is looking at its complex dynamics and chemistry, and the interactions between the atmosphere and the surface, which will give clues about the characteristics of the surface.

It will also study the interactions between the atmosphere and the inter-planetary environment (solar wind) to better understand the evolution of the planet. ESA RSSD: Venus Express
ESA SciTech Portal: Venus Express

Venus Express PSA History

A Soyuz-Fregat launcher set Venus Express on its course to Venus from the Russian Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The spacecraft entered Venusian orbit on 11 April 2006.

The first data from Venus Express is available on the PSA FTP browser as of 22 September 2008. Further data are being processed and should be available from the PSA shortly. Instrument Information

Accessing the Data: Venus Express

Link below for direct links to the Data Sets available for Venus Express. The Planetary Science Archive stores planetary data on servers which are publically accessible via FTP.

There are two other interfaces for data access available on the site. These allow data searches using specific criteria, which is useful if you don't know exactly which data set release you are looking for. The User Interface Guides have more comperehensive information on the interfaces and any necessary requirements for their use.
FTP Access: Venus Express
User Interface Guides