Venera 1
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Mission duration | 7 days |
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Launch date | February 12, 1961 |
Rocket | Molniya |
Spacecraft | 1VA |
Manufacturers | Energia |
SATCAT no. | 80 |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1009394 |
About Venera 1
Venera 1, also known as Venera-1VA No. 2 and occasionally in the West as Sputnik 8 was the first spacecraft to fly past Venus, as part of the Soviet Union's Venera programme.