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SL-12 R/B
Launch Details
| Launched | 13 June 1975 |
| Flight ended | 14 June 1975 |
| Status | Decayed |
| Launch site | Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome) |
| Owner | Commonwealth of Independent States (former USSR) |
| NORAD ID | 7950 |
| COSPAR ID | 1975-054B |
| Observing |
Timeline
| 1975 Jun 14 | – | Launch from Site 81/24 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| 1975 Oct 23 | – | Landing craft separated from orbiter |
| 1975 Oct 23 | – | Orbiter enter orbit around Venus |
| 1975 Oct 25 | – | Lander descended into Venus's atmosphere |
| 1975 Oct 25 | – | Lander made soft landing on Venus's surface |
| 1975 Oct 25 | – | Lander returned images from the surface of Venus |
| 1975 Oct 25 | – | Lander mission ended, 65 minutes after landing |
| 1976 Jun 1 | – | Last contact with orbiter |