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VENERA 1
Launch Details
| Launched | 11 February 1961 |
| 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 | 80 |
| COSPAR ID | 1961-003A |
| Observing |
Timeline
| 1961 Feb 12 | – | Launch from Site 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| 1961 Feb 12 | – | Spacecraft reached low-Earth orbit |
| 1961 Feb 19 | – | Last successful contact with spacecraft |
| 1961 May 19 | – | Flyby of Venus (estimated date) |