Venus
Cosmos 359
Venus lander capsule.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Venus lander capsule. This reconstructed record groups 2 GCAT payload or flight elements under launch 1970-065; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 22 August 1970, 05:06:09 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 · 22 August 1970
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Cosmos 359
Venus lander capsule.
- GCAT ID
- S04501
- Manufacturer
- NPO Lavochkin
- Launch mass
- 680 kg
- Propulsion
- KDU-414
- Dimensions
- 2.5 m long · 1.2 m diameter · 6 m span
Kosmos-359 SA
Venus lander capsule.
- GCAT ID
- S04505
- Manufacturer
- NPO Lavochkin
- Launch mass
- 480 kg
- Dimensions
- 1 m long · 1 m diameter · 1 m span
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Gallery
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