Pioneer Venus Orbiter
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| Orbital insertion | December 4, 1978 |
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| Launch date | May 20, 1978 |
| Cost | 150 million USD |
| Manufacturers | Hughes Aircraft Company |
| Last contact | October 8, 1992 |
| Launch sites | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station |
| Spaceport Florida Launch Complex 36 | |
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| ID | 814718 |
About Pioneer Venus Orbiter
The Pioneer Venus Orbiter, also known as Pioneer Venus 1 or Pioneer 12, was a mission to Venus conducted by the United States as part of the Pioneer Venus project. Launched in May 1978 atop an Atlas-Centaur rocket, the spacecraft was inserted into an elliptical orbit around Venus on December 4, 1978.
Pioneer Venus Orbiter Photos
