Venera 9
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Venera 9, manufacturer's designation: 4V-1 No. 660, was a Soviet uncrewed space mission to Venus. It consisted of an orbiter and a lander. It was launched on June 8, 1975, at 02:38:00 UTC and had a ma
Model of Venera 9 lander
Stamp of Venera 9 Venera← Kosmos 482Venera 10 →
MESSENGER Venus 630 nm stretch
Proton-K
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Proton-K, was a Russian, previously Soviet, carrier rocket derived from the earlier Proton. It was built by Khrunichev, and launched from sites 81/23, 81/24, 200/39 and 200/40 at the Baikonur Cosmodro
Venera 9
…mass 4,936 kg (10,882 lb) Landing mass 1,560 kg (3,440 lb) Payload mass 660 kg (1,455 lb) Start of mission Launch date June 8, 1975, 02:38 UTC Rocket Proton-K/D Launch site Baikonur 81/24 End of mission Last contact Orbiter primary mission: March 22, 1976 Lander: October 22, 1975 Orbital parameters Reference…
Launch of a Proton-K carrying the Zvezda module of the International Space Station
The early Proton-K launch configurations from 1965 to 1971