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Pioneer Venus Orbiter

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Science ExplorationinterplanetaryCOSPAR 1978-051ALaunched 5/20/1978

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Pioneer Venus 1
Launch Vehicle: Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
Launch Date: 5/20/1978
Last Contact: 10/22/1992

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: interplanetary
Altitude: -26,015 km
Inclination: 28.5 deg
Dry Mass: 182 kg
Total Mass: 590 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: NASA Ames Research Center
Manufacturer: Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1978-051A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/012