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Spacecraft information: SL-6 R/B
Launch Details
| Launched | 26 March 1972 |
| Flight ended | 28 March 1972 |
| Status | Decayed |
| Launch site | Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome) |
| Owner | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) |
| NORAD ID | 5913 |
| COSPAR ID | 1972-021B |
| Observing |
Timeline
| 1972 Mar 27 | – | Launch from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| 1972 Apr 6 | – | Course-correction maneuver |
| 1972 Jul 22 | – | Spacecraft descended into Venus's atmosphere |
| 1972 Jul 22 | – | Spacecraft made soft landing on Venus's surface |
| 1972 Jul 22 | – | Mission ended, 50 minutes after landing |