Venus
Cosmos 167
Venus entry capsule.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Venus entry capsule. This reconstructed record groups 2 GCAT payload or flight elements under launch 1967-063; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 17 June 1967, 02:36:38 UTC
- Launch location
- NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan
- Launch vehicle
- Molniya 8K78M
- Orbit
- Lower low Earth orbit (inclined)
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 17 June 1967
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Cosmos 167
Venus entry capsule.
- GCAT ID
- S02852
- Manufacturer
- NPO Lavochkin
- Launch mass
- 723 kg
- Propulsion
- KDU-414
- Dimensions
- 3.7 m long · 1.1 m diameter · 3.7 m span
Kosmos-167 SA
Venus probe, failed.
- GCAT ID
- A01199
- Manufacturer
- NPO Lavochkin
- Launch mass
- 383 kg
- Dimensions
- 1 m long · 1 m diameter · 1 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
One image from Cosmos 167.
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