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Venera-16

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Венера-16

Science ExplorationinterplanetaryCOSPAR 1983-054ALaunched 6/7/1983

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Venera-16 Mission
Launch Vehicle: Proton-K
Launch Date: 6/7/1983
Last Contact: 3/22/1985

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: interplanetary
Altitude: 160 km
Inclination: 51.55 deg
Dry Mass: 4,300 kg
Total Mass: 5,300 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: Institut Kosmicheksiye Issledovaniya
Manufacturer: NPO Lavotchkin

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1983-054A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/090