Venus Express
COSPAR 2005-045A · NORAD 28901
📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.
Mission
- Launch date
- 2005-11-09
- Status (SATCAT)
- nonoperational
- Launch site code
- TYMSC
- Owner code
- ESA
- COSPAR ID
- 2005-045A
- NORAD ID
- 28,901
Source:CelesTrak (data from USSPACECOM / 18 SDS) · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
Orbit
- Orbit center code
- VE
Source:CelesTrak (data from USSPACECOM / 18 SDS) · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
In everyday life
- CelesTrak lists Venus as its orbit center — it worked at Venus, not at Earth.
- Someone born in its launch year (2005) turns 21 this year.