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MAGELLAN
Launch Details
| Launched | 3 May 1989 |
| Flight ended | 13 October 1994 |
| Status | Decayed |
| Launch site | Air Force Eastern Test Range, Florida, USA |
| Owner | United States |
| NORAD ID | 19969 |
| COSPAR ID | 1989-033B |
| Observing |
Timeline
| 1989 May 4 | – | Launch from Cape Canaveral SLC-39B |
| 1989 May 5 | – | Spacecraft separated from Space Shuttle Atlantis |
| 1989 Aug 10 | – | Spacecraft inserted into orbit around Venus |
| 1989 Sep 15 | – | Spacecraft began mapping operations |
| 1994 Oct 13 | – | Mission ended in controlled entry into Venus's atmosphere |