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Venera 11
Soviet space probe. Venera 11 was launched on September 9, 1978 aboard a Proton-K/D-1 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Sep 9, 1978).
COSPAR 1978-084ANORAD 11020Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Venera-11
- Common name
- Venera 11
- Payload designation
- 4V-1 No. 360
- Other names
- V-78:P
- International designator
- 1978-084A
- NORAD catalog number
- 11020
- GCAT identifier
- S11020
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/017
Mission
- Mission type
- Deep space
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- 4V-1
- Owner
- IKI
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- NPO Lavochkin
- Platform (bus)
- Venera
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 Earth orbit for deep space
- Status date
- September 9, 1978
- Last known active
- February 1980
- End of operations
- February 1980
Size
- Mass
- 2,718 kg
- Dry mass
- 2,500 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 4,363 kg
- Length
- 5.0 m
- Diameter
- 2.50 m
- Span
- 9.0 m
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D00608
- Final central body
- Venus
- Phase start
- December 22, 1978
- Phase outcome
- Flyby · December 27, 1978
- Destination
- HCO
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 1978 | Earth | Sep 13, 1978 | Escaped to another body | HCO |
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q751873 (CC0).