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VENERA 7
Launch Details
| Launched | 16 August 1970 |
| Flight ended | 14 December 1970 |
| Status | Decayed |
| Launch site | Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome) |
| Owner | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) |
| NORAD ID | 4489 |
| COSPAR ID | 1970-060A |
| Observing |
Timeline
| 1970 Aug 17 | – | Launch from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| 1970 Dec 15 | – | Successful separation of landing probe from spacecraft bus |
| 1970 Dec 15 | – | Entry into Venusian atmosphere |
| 1970 Dec 15 | – | Spacecraft made first soft landing onto the surface of another planet |
| 1970 Dec 15 | – | Mission ended successfully |