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Venera-13

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Венера-13

Science ExplorationinterplanetaryCOSPAR 1981-106ALaunched 10/30/1981

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Venera-13 Mission
Launch Vehicle: Proton-K
Launch Date: 10/30/1981
Last Contact: 3/22/1983

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: interplanetary
Altitude: 165 km
Inclination: 51.58 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: 1981-106A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/060