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Venera 13
Soviet space probe. Venera 13 was launched on October 30, 1981 aboard a Proton-K/D-1 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Oct 30, 1981).
COSPAR 1981-106ANORAD 12927Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Venera-13
- Common name
- Venera 13
- Payload designation
- 4V-1M No. 760
- Other names
- V-81:P
- International designator
- 1981-106A
- NORAD catalog number
- 12927
- GCAT identifier
- S12927
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/060
Mission
- Mission type
- Deep space
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- 4V-1
- Owner
- IKI
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- NPO Lavochkin
- Platform (bus)
- Venera
Launch
- Date
- October 30, 1981 · 06:04 UTC
- Launch record
- 1981-106Success
- Rocket
- Proton-K/D-1
- Spaceport
- Baikonur · pad LC200/40
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- EEO
- Perigee
- 165 km
- Inclination
- 51.58°
- Status
- Left Earth orbit for deep space
- Status date
- October 30, 1981
- Last known active
- Jun 10, 1982
- End of operations
- March 1983
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
- D00624
- Final central body
- Venus
- Phase start
- February 26, 1982
- Phase outcome
- Flyby · March 3, 1982
- Destination
- HCO
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 1981 | Earth | Nov 3, 1981 | Escaped to another body | HCO |
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q372064 (CC0).