VENERA 13 DESCENT CRAFT
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 |