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Venera-9

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Венера-9

Science ExplorationinterplanetaryCOSPAR 1975-050ALaunched 6/8/1975

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Venera-9 Mission
Launch Vehicle: Proton-K
Launch Date: 6/8/1975
Last Contact: 6/21/1976

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: interplanetary
Altitude: 180 km
Inclination: 51.5 deg
Dry Mass: 3,000 kg
Total Mass: 4,936 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: Institut Kosmicheksiye Issledovaniya
Manufacturer: NPO Lavotchkin

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1975-050A
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.322