Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- September 14, 1978, 02:25
- Launch designation
- 1978-086
- Mission
- 4V-1 No. 361
- Flight name
- Venera-12
- Vehicle flight ID
- 296-02
- Year
- Launches in 1978
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 150,000 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 6.1 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- DS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venera-12 | 1978-086ANORAD 11025 | Institut Kosmicheksiye Issledovaniya | Deep space | 2,718 kg | Left Earth orbit for deep space · Sep 14, 1978 |
| SA Veneri-12 | 1978-086CNORAD 12028 | Institut Kosmicheksiye Issledovaniya | Deep space | 675 kg | Left for deep space attached to another object · Sep 14, 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.