RocketAtlas SLV-3D Centaur
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC36A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA LeRCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- August 8, 1978, 07:33
- Launch designation
- 1978-078
- Mission
- Pioneer Venus Multiprobe
- Flight name
- Pioneer Venus 2
- Vehicle flight ID
- AC-51
- Year
- Launches in 1978
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 150,000 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.875 t
- Payloads
- 5
- GCAT launch code
- DS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Venus Multiprobe | 1978-078ANORAD 11001 | NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field | Deep space | 290 kg | Left Earth orbit for deep space · Aug 8, 1978 |
| Sounder Probe | 1978-078DNORAD 12103 | NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field | Deep space | 207 kg | Left for deep space attached to another object · Aug 8, 1978 |
| North Probe | 1978-078ENORAD 12104 | NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field | Deep space | 90 kg | Left for deep space attached to another object · Aug 8, 1978 |
| Day Probe | 1978-078FNORAD 12105 | NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field | Deep space | 90 kg | Left for deep space attached to another object · Aug 8, 1978 |
| Night Probe | 1978-078GNORAD 12106 | NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field | Deep space | 90 kg | Left for deep space attached to another object · Aug 8, 1978 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.