EnVision

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Overview

Destination: Venus Orbit
Mission: Planetary Science

Venus Orbit Ariane Launch Area 4 Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

European Space Agency mission to study Venus' atmosphere, geological activity, and climate.

Updates

Cosmic_Penguin • Nov. 27, 2024, 1:27 p.m.

Change in launch vehicle variant.


Nosu • Nov. 27, 2024, 12:50 p.m.

Targeting December 2031


Nosu • June 26, 2024, 2:19 p.m.

Updating date & launch vehicle



Ariane 64

Family:
Configuration: 64

Ariane 6 variant with four solid boosters, enabling heavier payloads.

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Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    63.0 m
  • Diameter
    5.4 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    5.4 m
  • Launch Mass
    860.0 T
  • Thrust
    15000.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Ariane 64
  • Family
    ―
  • Variant
    64
  • Alias
    ―
  • Full Name
    Ariane 64
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $90000000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    21650.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    12000.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
    ―
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    14900.0 kg

ArianeGroup

ArianeGroup

(AG)

CEO: Christophe Bruneau Founded: 2015 Successes: 0 Failures: 0 Pending: 0

Agency Type:

ArianeGroup (formerly Airbus Safran Launchers) is an aerospace company based in France. A joint venture between Airbus and Safran, the company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux. It consists of three core arms: aerospace, defence and security.

INFO WIKI
European Spaceflight

OHB Space UK to Begin Work on ESA EnVision Venus Explorer Mission

Germany’s OHB has signed an agreement with Thales Alenia Space for the assembly, integration, and testing of the European Space Agency’s EnVision spacecraft. The development of the EnVision mission is being led by Thales Alenia Space under…

SpaceNews

NASA budget would cancel dozens of science missions, lay off thousands

NASA released more details about its proposed fiscal year 2026 budget May 30, canceling dozens of science missions and cutting thousands of jobs. The post NASA budget would cancel dozens of science missions, lay off thousands appeared fir…

The Launch Pad

ESA Awards €367 Million Contract for EnVision Venus Mission Development

ESA Awards €367 Million Contract for EnVision Venus Mission Development

European Spaceflight

Thales Alenia Space Wins €367M Contract to Build EnVision Venus Explorer

The European Space Agency has awarded Thales Alenia Space a €367 million contract to build the EnVision probe, which will be tasked with exploring Venus. EnVision was selected for development by ESA’s Science Programme Committee in June 20…

European Spaceflight

ESA Green Light Venus Probe and Gravitational Wave Observatory

The European Space Agency has given the green light to a pair of ambitious science missions that will be launched in the 2030s. During the agency’s Science Programme Committee meeting on 25 January, ESA officially adopted the LISA gravitat…

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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