Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Venus lander. This reconstructed record groups 2 GCAT payload or flight elements under launch 1972-021; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 27 March 1972, 04:15:01 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 July 1972
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Venera 8
Venus lander.
- GCAT ID
- S05912
- Manufacturer
- NPO Lavochkin
- Launch mass
- 689 kg
- Propulsion
- KDU-414
- Dimensions
- 2.5 m long · 1.2 m diameter · 6 m span
Venera-8
Venus probe.
- GCAT ID
- A02162
- Manufacturer
- NPO Lavochkin
- Launch mass
- 475 kg
- Dimensions
- 1 m long · 1 m diameter · 1 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
One image from Venera 8.
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