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VENERA 13 DESCENT CRAFT
Launch Details
| Launched | 29 October 1981 |
| Flight ended | 26 February 1982 |
| Status | Decayed |
| Launch site | Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome) |
| Owner | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) |
| NORAD ID | 15599 |
| COSPAR ID | 1981-106D |
| Observing |
Timeline
| 1981 Oct 30 | – | Launch from Site 200/40 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| 1982 Mar 1 | – | Lander descended into Venus's atmosphere |
| 1982 Mar 1 | – | Lander made soft landing on Venus's surface |
| 1982 Mar 1 | – | Lander returned images from the surface of Venus |
| 1982 Mar 1 | – | Lander returned the first audio recordings from the surface of another planet |
| 1982 Mar 1 | – | Lander mission ended, 127 minutes after landing |
| 1982 Mar 1 | – | Spacecraft bus flyby of Venus |
| 1983 Apr 12 | – | Last data published from the spacecraft bus |