MAGELLAN
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 |