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VENERA 6
Launch Details
| Launched | 9 January 1969 |
| Flight ended | 16 May 1969 |
| Status | Decayed |
| Launch site | Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome) |
| Owner | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) |
| NORAD ID | 3648 |
| COSPAR ID | 1969-002A |
| Observing |
Timeline
| 1969 Jan 10 | – | Launch from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| 1969 Mar 16 | – | Successful course-correction manoeuvre |
| 1969 May 17 | – | Successful separation of landing probe from spacecraft bus |
| 1969 May 17 | – | Entry into Venusian atmosphere |
| 1969 May 17 | – | Mission ended successfully |