flown missionSuccess
Molniya 8K78 | Venera-2
Soviet Space Program31/6 — Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
mission
- Name
- Venera-2
- Type
- Robotic Exploration
- Target orbit
- Venus flyby (Venus flyby)
Venus flyby probe
schedule
- NET (no earlier than)
- Window opens
- Window closes
- Last updated
vehicle & provider
- Rocket
- Molniya 8K78
- Family
- R-7
- Variant
- 8K78
- Provider
- Soviet Space Program
- Type
- Government
- Country
- RUS
launch site
- Pad
- 31/6
- Location
- Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Country
- KAZ
- Timezone
- Asia/Qyzylorda
- Coordinates
- 45.9960, 63.5640