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=== Before launch === *3 August 2005: ''Venus Express'' completed its final phase of testing at [[EADS Astrium|Astrium]] Intespace<!-- Intespace sic! --> facility in [[Toulouse|Toulouse, France]]. *7 August 2005: ''Venus Express'' arrived at the airport of the [[Baikonur Cosmodrome]]. *16 August 2005: First flight verification test completed. *22 August 2005: Integrated System Test-3. *30 August 2005: Last major system test successfully started. *5 September 2005: Electrical testing successful. *21 September 2005: FRR (Fuelling Readiness Review) Ongoing. *12 October 2005: Mating to the ''Fregat'' upper stage completed. *21 October 2005: Contamination detected inside the [[Payload fairing|fairing]] β launch on hold. *5 November 2005: Arrival at launch pad. *9 November 2005: Launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome at 03:33:34 UTC.
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