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Vega 1
Soviet space probe. Vega 1 was launched on December 15, 1984 aboard a Proton-K/D-1 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Dec 15, 1984).
COSPAR 1984-125ANORAD 15432Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Vega-1
- Common name
- Vega 1
- Payload designation
- 5VK No. 901
- International designator
- 1984-125A
- NORAD catalog number
- 15432
- GCAT identifier
- S15432
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/124
Mission
- Mission type
- Deep space
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- 4V-1
- Owner
- IKI
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- NPO Lavochkin
- Platform (bus)
- Venera
Launch
- Date
- December 15, 1984 · 09:16 UTC
- Launch record
- 1984-125Success
- Rocket
- Proton-K/D-1
- Spaceport
- Baikonur · pad LC200/39
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- EEO
- Perigee
- 180 km
- Inclination
- 51.60°
- Status
- Left Earth orbit for deep space
- Status date
- December 15, 1984
- Last known active
- 1987
- End of operations
- 1987
Size
- Mass
- 3,203 kg
- Dry mass
- 2,500 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 4,923 kg
- Length
- 4.0 m
- Diameter
- 2.50 m
- Span
- 9.0 m
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D00650
- Final central body
- Venus
- Phase start
- June 7, 1985
- Phase outcome
- Flyby · June 14, 1985
- Destination
- HCO
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 1984 | Earth | Dec 20, 1984 | Escaped to another body | HCO |
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1153267 (CC0).