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Venera-12

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Венера-12

Science ExplorationinterplanetaryCOSPAR 1978-086ALaunched 9/14/1978

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Venera-12 Mission
Launch Vehicle: Proton-K
Launch Date: 9/14/1978
Last Contact: 4/22/1980

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: interplanetary
Altitude: 180 km
Inclination: 51.51 deg
Dry Mass: 2,500 kg
Total Mass: 4,363 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: Institut Kosmicheksiye Issledovaniya
Manufacturer: NPO Lavotchkin

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1978-086A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/017