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Report for the period 6 January to 2 February 2013

This reporting period covers four weeks of Venus Express operations, from 6 January to 2 February 2013, and includes the continuation of the fourteenth occultation season, the start of the twenty-third eclipse season, and start of the Venus surface imaging campaign.

This reporting period covers four weeks of Venus Express operations and includes the end of the twenty-second eclipse season, battery charge reconfiguration and a deep discharge test, start of the tenth atmospheric drag experiment campaign, routine star tracker calibration and straylight calibration for Comet Machholz observations.

This reporting period covers four weeks of Venus Express planned routine operations. It includes nominal operations at moderate telemetry data rates, and the continuation of the twenty-second solar eclipse season.

This reporting period covers four weeks of Venus Express operations, including tests with ESA's new ground station at Malargüe, the end of the thirteenth occultation season and the start of the twenty-second solar eclipse season.

This reporting period covers four weeks of Venus Express operations, including high-accuracy spacecraft ranging using ESA's new ground station at Malargüe; the end of the ninth Atmospheric Drag Experiment campaign followed by two orbit correction manoeuvres; the end of quadrature operations; and the continuation of the mission's longest occultation season.

This reporting period covers four weeks of Venus Express operations, from 22 July to 18 August 2012. It includes the start of the ninth Atmospheric Drag Experiment Campaign, the continuation of the thirteenth occultation season, start of the quadrature season, observations of comet Machholz and management of the special operational requirements on the spacecraft and on science operations due to these activities.

Report for the period 24 June 2012 to 21 July 2012

This reporting period covers four weeks of Venus Express operations. This period included the continuation of the mission's longest period of Earth occultations, the continuation and end of solar eclipse season 21, and two orbit correction manoeuvres.

Report for the period 27 May 2012 to 23 June 2012

This reporting period covers four weeks of Venus Express operations, including the transit of Venus during inferior conjunction, the continuation of the mission's longest Earth occultation season, and the start of the twenty-first eclipse season.

Report for the period 29 April 2012 to 26 May 2012

This reporting period covers four weeks of Venus Express operations, including routine planned operations, two orbit correction manoeuvres, the end of the eighth Atmospheric Drag Experiment (ADE) campaign, and the continuation of the mission's longest Earth occultation season.

Report for the period 1 April to 28 April 2012

This reporting period covers four weeks of Venus Express operations, including the end of special operations for a quadrature season, routine planned operations at low telemetry downlink data rates, the end of the twentieth solar eclipse season, the start of the eighth Atmospheric Drag Experiment (ADE) Campaign, and the continuation of the mission's longest Earth occultation season.

Report for the period 4 March to 31 March 2012

This reporting period covers four weeks of Venus Express operations, including routine planned operations at maximum and minimum telemetry downlink data rates, the continuation of the twentieth eclipse season, and the beginning of the mission's longest Earth occultation season. Additionally, the entire reporting period fell during a quadrature season, which entails special operational requirements. A large solar flare on 7 March caused the spacecraft's star trackers to be blinded completely for three days, during which science operations were halted.

Report for the period between 5 February and 3 March 2012

This reporting period covers four weeks of Venus Express operations. It includes routine planned operations at moderate but increasing telemetry downlink data rates, the start of the twentieth eclipse season, and two orbit correction manoeuvres.

Report for the period 15 January to 4 February 2012

This reporting period covers three weeks of Venus Express operations, from 15 January to 4 February 2012. It covers routine planned operations at moderate but increasing telemetry downlink data rates, the seventh Atmospheric Drag Experiment campaign, and the raising of pericentre at the end of the campaign.

Report for the period 18 December 2011 to 14 January 2012

This reporting period covers four weeks of Venus Express mission operations, from 18 December 2011 to 14 January 2012. The period covers routine operations at moderate but increasing telemetry downlink data rates, the end of the twelfth Earth occultation season, and the beginning of the seventh Atmospheric Drag Experiment campaign.

Report for the period 20 November to 17 December 2011

This reporting period covers four weeks of Venus Express mission operations, from 20 November to 17 December 2011. It includes routine planned operations at moderate but increasing telemetry downlink data rates, the end of solar eclipse season #19 and continuing Earth occultation season #12.

Report for the period 23 October to 19 November 2011

This reporting period covers four weeks of Venus Express mission operations, from 23 October to 19 November 2011. This period included routine planned operations at very low telemetry downlink data rates, as well as the nineteenth solar eclipse season and the twelfth Earth occultation season.

Report for the period 25 September to 22 October 2011 (week 39 - week 42)

The reporting period covers four weeks of Venus Express mission operations. During this period routine planned operations were conducted at very low telemetry downlink data rates.

Report for the period 28 August to 24 September 2011 (week 35 - week 38)

The reporting period covers four weeks of Venus Express mission operations. During this period routine planned operations were conducted at very low telemetry downlink data rates. The sixth Atmospheric Drag Experiment campaign began on 13 September and continued through to 24 September.

Report for the period 17 July to 27 August 2011 (week 29 - week 34)

The reporting period covers six weeks of Venus Express mission operations, rather than the usual four. During this period, routine planned operations at very low downlink data rates were carried out, followed by the transition into and the duration of Superior Solar Conjunction. During Superior Solar Conjunction spacecraft operations are reduced to a minimum.