SA Veneri-11

SA Veneri-11 was launched on September 9, 1978 aboard a Proton-K/D-1 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: left for deep space attached to another object (Sep 9, 1978).

COSPAR 1978-084CNORAD 12027Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: SA Veneri-11
Payload designation: SA
International designator: 1978-084C
NORAD catalog number: 12027
GCAT identifier: S12027

Mission

Mission type: Deep space
Use: Civil government
Program: 4V-1 SA
Owner: IKI
Country: Soviet Union
Builder: NPO Lavochkin
Platform (bus): Venera SA

Launch

Date: September 9, 1978 · 03:25 UTC
Launch record: 1978-084Success
Rocket: Proton-K/D-1
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC81/23

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): EEO
Perigee: 180 km
Inclination: 51.55°
Status: Left for deep space attached to another object
Status date: September 9, 1978
Last known active: Dec 25, 1978
End of operations: Dec 25, 1978

Size

Mass: 675 kg
Dry mass: 675 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,645 kg
Length: 2.0 m
Diameter: 1.00 m
Span: 2.0 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00609
Final central body: Venus
Phase start: December 22, 1978
Phase outcome: Released · December 23, 1978

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Sep 9, 1978	Earth	Sep 13, 1978	Escaped to another body, attached	HCO
Dec 23, 1978	Venus	Dec 25, 1978	Landed	Venus

Landings and impacts

World	Type	Result	Touchdown	Site	Coordinates
Venus	Lander (parachute)	Landed and operated	Dec 25, 1978	—	-14.00, 299.00

Launched together

Venera 11Deep space · IKI

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).