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Venera 3 was a Venera program space probe that was built and launched by the Soviet Union to explore the surface of Venus. It was launched on November 16, 1965 at 04:19 UTC from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The probe crash-landed on Venus on March 1, 1966 becoming the first spacecraft to land on another plane...

Russia plots return to Venus Densely clouded in acid-laden mist, Venus used to be the Soviet Union's favourite target for planetary exploration. Now, after a lull of almost three decades, Russia is making plans for a new mission to the "morning star" and has invited Western scientists t...

The Soviet Venera 6 spacecraft was launched from a Tyazheliy Sputnik (69-002C) on January 10, 1969 towards Venus to obtain atmospheric data. The spacecraft began its descent into the atmosphere of Venus on the 17th May, 1969. Read more

On May 19,1961, the Venera 1 spacecraft passed within 100,000 km of the planet Venus. On February 12, 1961, 00:34:36 UTC, the first planetary probe was launched to Venus by the Soviet Union. The Venus-1 Automatic Interplanetary Station, or Venera 1, was a 643.5 kg probe consisting of a cylindrical b...

On this day in 1967, the Venera 4 spacecraft was launched. Venera 4 was a probe in the Soviet Venera program for the exploration of Venus. Venera-4 was the first successful probe to perform in-place analysis of the environment of another planet. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venera_4]Rea...

Venera 10 was a USSR unmanned space mission to Venus. It consisted of an orbiter and a lander. It launched on June 14, 1975 03:00:31 UTC. Read more

Venera 8 (manufacturer's designation: 3V (V-72)) was a probe in the Soviet Venera program for the exploration of Venus. Venera 8 was a Venus atmospheric probe and lander. The spacecraft took 117 days to reach Venus with one mid-course correction on 6 April 1972, separating from the bus (which conta...

The Venera 7 (manufacturer's designation: 3V (V-70)) was a Soviet spacecraft, part of the Venera series of probes to Venus. When it landed on the Venusian surface, it became the first man-made spacecraft to successfully land on another planet and to transmit data from there back to Earth. [url=htt...

Venera 9 was a USSR unmanned space mission to Venus. It consisted of an orbiter and a lander. It was launched on June 8, 1975 02:38:00 UTC and weighed 4,936 kg. The orbiter was the first spacecraft to orbit Venus, while the lander was the first to return images from the surface of another planet. [url=ht...

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Venera Venus Venera 3 (Preview)	Mission News	2	2398	Nov 16 07:49 2012 by Blobrana
Venera 3 was a Venera program space probe that was built and launched by the Soviet Union to explore the surface of Venus. It was launched on November 16, 1965 at 04:19 UTC from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The probe crash-landed on Venus on March 1, 1966 becoming the first spacecraft to land on another plane...
Venera Venus Venera-D (Preview)	Mission News	0	2167	Oct 7 17:45 2009 by Blobrana
Russia plots return to Venus Densely clouded in acid-laden mist, Venus used to be the Soviet Union's favourite target for planetary exploration. Now, after a lull of almost three decades, Russia is making plans for a new mission to the "morning star" and has invited Western scientists t...
Venus Venera Venera 6 spacecraft (Preview)	Mission News	1	2338	May 16 22:59 2012 by Blobrana
The Soviet Venera 6 spacecraft was launched from a Tyazheliy Sputnik (69-002C) on January 10, 1969 towards Venus to obtain atmospheric data. The spacecraft began its descent into the atmosphere of Venus on the 17th May, 1969. Read more
Venus Venera Venera 1 spacecraft (Preview)	Mission News	2	2886	Feb 11 17:23 2014 by Blobrana
On May 19,1961, the Venera 1 spacecraft passed within 100,000 km of the planet Venus. On February 12, 1961, 00:34:36 UTC, the first planetary probe was launched to Venus by the Soviet Union. The Venus-1 Automatic Interplanetary Station, or Venera 1, was a 643.5 kg probe consisting of a cylindrical b...
Venera Venus Venera 4 spacecraft (Preview)	Mission News	3	2947	Jun 12 06:22 2012 by Blobrana
On this day in 1967, the Venera 4 spacecraft was launched. Venera 4 was a probe in the Soviet Venera program for the exploration of Venus. Venera-4 was the first successful probe to perform in-place analysis of the environment of another planet. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venera_4]Rea...
Venera Venus Venera 10 mission (Preview)	Mission News	6	3499	Oct 25 05:36 2012 by Blobrana
Venera 10 was a USSR unmanned space mission to Venus. It consisted of an orbiter and a lander. It launched on June 14, 1975 03:00:31 UTC. Read more
Venera Venus Venera 8 mission (Preview)	Space missions	3	3263	Jul 21 21:32 2014 by Blobrana
Venera 8 (manufacturer's designation: 3V (V-72)) was a probe in the Soviet Venera program for the exploration of Venus. Venera 8 was a Venus atmospheric probe and lander. The spacecraft took 117 days to reach Venus with one mid-course correction on 6 April 1972, separating from the bus (which conta...
Venera Venus Venera 7 (Preview)	Space missions	3	2293	Dec 15 07:30 2012 by Blobrana
The Venera 7 (manufacturer's designation: 3V (V-70)) was a Soviet spacecraft, part of the Venera series of probes to Venus. When it landed on the Venusian surface, it became the first man-made spacecraft to successfully land on another planet and to transmit data from there back to Earth. [url=htt...
Venera Venus Venera 9 (Preview)	Space missions	1	2368	Oct 21 23:01 2011 by Blobrana
Venera 9 was a USSR unmanned space mission to Venus. It consisted of an orbiter and a lander. It was launched on June 8, 1975 02:38:00 UTC and weighed 4,936 kg. The orbiter was the first spacecraft to orbit Venus, while the lander was the first to return images from the surface of another planet. [url=ht...