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Venera 12
Soviet space mission to Venus. Venera 12 was launched on September 14, 1978 aboard a Proton-K/D-1 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Sep 14, 1978).
COSPAR 1978-086ANORAD 11025Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Venera-12
- Common name
- Venera 12
- Payload designation
- 4V-1 No. 361
- Other names
- V-78:P
- International designator
- 1978-086A
- NORAD catalog number
- 11025
- GCAT identifier
- S11025
- 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 14, 1978 · 02:25 UTC
- Launch record
- 1978-086Success
- Rocket
- Proton-K/D-1
- Spaceport
- Baikonur · pad LC81/24
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- EEO
- Perigee
- 180 km
- Inclination
- 51.51°
- Status
- Left Earth orbit for deep space
- Status date
- September 14, 1978
- Last known active
- April 1980
- End of operations
- April 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
- D00613
- Final central body
- Venus
- Phase start
- December 18, 1978
- Phase outcome
- Flyby · December 23, 1978
- Destination
- HCO
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 1978 | Earth | Sep 18, 1978 | Escaped to another body | HCO |
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q25029 (CC0).