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Venera 10

Space probe. Venera 10 was launched on June 14, 1975 aboard a Proton-K/D from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Jun 14, 1975).

COSPAR 1975-054ANORAD 7947Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT
Venera-10
Common name
Venera 10
Payload designation
4V-1 No. 661
Other names
V-75:P
International designator
1975-054A
NORAD catalog number
7947
GCAT identifier
S07947
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.322

Mission

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

Launch

Date
June 14, 1975 · 03:00 UTC
Launch record
1975-054Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC81/24

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
EEO
Perigee
180 km
Inclination
51.50°
Status
Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date
June 14, 1975
Last known active
Mar 16, 1977
End of operations
Mar 16, 1977

Size

Mass
3,473 kg
Dry mass
3,000 kg
Total mass with attached objects
5,033 kg
Length
5.0 m
Diameter
2.50 m
Span
9.0 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry
D00539
Final central body
Venus
Phase start
October 21, 1975
Phase outcome
Entered orbit around the target · October 25, 1975
Destination
Venus

Flight phases

FromCentral bodyEndedOutcomeNext
Jun 14, 1975EarthJun 19, 1975Escaped to another bodyHCO
Oct 25, 1975Venus—In orbit—

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q836463 (CC0).