VENERA 9 BUS
Launched | 7 June 1975 |
Flight ended | – |
Status | Unknown |
Launch site | Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome) |
Owner | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) |
NORAD ID | 7915 |
COSPAR ID | 1975-050A |
Observing |
Timeline
1975 Jun 8 | – | Launch from Site 81/24 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome |
1975 Oct 20 | – | Landing craft separated from orbiter |
1975 Oct 22 | – | Lander descended into Venus's atmosphere |
1975 Oct 22 | – | Lander made soft landing on Venus's surface |
1975 Oct 22 | – | Lander returned first images from the surface of another planet |
1975 Oct 22 | – | Lander mission ended, 53 minutes after landing |
1975 Oct 26 | – | Orbiter began to survey Venus's atmosphere |
1975 Dec 25 | – | Orbiter science programme completed |
1976 Mar 22 | – | Last contact with orbiter |