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Venera 14
Soviet space probe. Venera 14 was launched on November 4, 1981 aboard a Proton-K/D-1 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Nov 4, 1981).
COSPAR 1981-110ANORAD 12938Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Venera-14
- Common name
- Venera 14
- Payload designation
- 4V-1M No. 761
- Other names
- V-81:P
- International designator
- 1981-110A
- NORAD catalog number
- 12938
- GCAT identifier
- S12938
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/062
Mission
- Mission type
- Deep space
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- 4V-1
- Owner
- IKI
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Builder
- NPO Lavochkin
- Platform (bus)
- Venera
Launch
- Date
- November 4, 1981 · 05:31 UTC
- Launch record
- 1981-110Success
- Rocket
- Proton-K/D-1
- Spaceport
- Baikonur · pad LC200/39
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- EEO
- Perigee
- 165 km
- Inclination
- 51.58°
- Status
- Left Earth orbit for deep space
- Status date
- November 4, 1981
- Last known active
- March 1983
- 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
- D00629
- Final central body
- Venus
- Phase start
- March 2, 1982
- Phase outcome
- Flyby · March 7, 1982
- Destination
- HCO
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 1981 | Earth | Nov 8, 1981 | Escaped to another body | HCO |
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q891991 (CC0).