Molniya 8K78 | Venera-2
Status: Success | Launched: Nov 12, 1965 04:46 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: Soviet Space Program (Government)
- Rocket: Molniya 8K78 — R-7 family
Mission
Venus flyby probe
- Type: Robotic Exploration
- Orbit: Venus flyby (Venus flyby)
Launch Site
- Pad: 31/6
- Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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