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Venera-6

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Венера-6

Science ExplorationinterplanetaryCOSPAR 1969-002ALaunched 1/10/1969

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Venera-6 Mission
Launch Vehicle: Molniya 8K78M VL
Launch Date: 1/10/1969
Last Contact: 5/17/1969

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: interplanetary
Altitude: 200 km
Inclination: 51.8 deg
Dry Mass: 725 kg
Total Mass: 1,130 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Science Exploration
Payload Category: PLAN
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: Institut Kosmicheksiye Issledovaniya
Manufacturer: NPO Lavotchkin

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1969-002A
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.203