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Map based on mapping from Pioneer Venus Orbiter and Magellan. The Venera (Russian: Вене́ра, pronounced [vʲɪˈnʲɛrə] 'Venus') program was a series of space probes developed by the Soviet Union between 1961 and 1984 to gather information about the planet Venus. Thirteen probes successfully entered the Venusian atmosphere, including ...
There have been 46 space missions to the planet Venus (including gravity-assist flybys). Missions to Venus constitute part of the exploration of Venus. The Soviet Union, followed by the United States, have soft landed probes on the surface. Venera 7 was the first lander overall and first for the Soviet Union, touching down on 15 December 1970.
SpacecraftLaunch Date [7]OperatorMission10 February 2020Gravity assist20 October 2018Gravity assist12 August 2018NASA United StatesGravity assist20 May 2010UNISEC JapanFlybyAug 26, 2020 · Venera 13, launched by the Soviets in 1981, captured this image of the surface of Venus. The Pioneer and Voyager probes the United States sent to explore the outer planets in the 1970s are often ...
In the 60s and 70s, the Soviet Union had rockets capable of lifting much heavier spacecraft than the United States. They used this capability to great advantage with the Venera program, launching the 1,400 pound Venera 1 probe in 1961. Venra 1 got off the ground, but not much farther, failing before it could leave Earth’s orbit.
Apr 28, 2019 · The Soviet Union’s Venera program was a 16-mission program of interplanetary probes, and planetary landers, launched between 1961 and 1984 during the Space Race. The probes were launched in pairs, three days apart, as insurance against launch failures. The robotic probes were destined for the rocky inner planet Venus and included 8 Venera ...
Aug 17, 2023 · Fifty-three years ago today, on August 17, 1970, a small spacecraft launched from central Asia left the Earth's orbit, headed toward our nearest planetary neighbor, Venus. The Venera 7 mission, designed by scientists from the Soviet Union, was as its mission designation suggests the USSR's seventh attempt to send a space probe to the planet Venus.
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Mar 25, 2019 · After 127 minutes on the surface, Venera 13 succumbed to Venus' harsh environment. The Soviet Union sent three more Venera spacecraft to Venus. Venera 14, a twin of Venera 13, launched five days ...
