Venera 14 Descent Craft

Venera 13 and 14 were identical spacecraft built to take advantage of the 1981 Venus launch opportunity. Launched 5 days apart, the objective of the missions was to make in-situ studies of the Venus atmosphere and surface.. Venera 14 Descent Craft was launched on November 4, 1981 aboard a Proton-K/D-1 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: left for deep space attached to another object (Nov 4, 1981).

COSPAR 1981-110DNORAD 15600Soviet Union

Identity

Name in GCAT: SA Veneri-14
Common name: Venera 14 Descent Craft
Payload designation: 4V-1 SA
International designator: 1981-110D
NORAD catalog number: 15600
GCAT identifier: S15600

Mission

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

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 for deep space attached to another object
Status date: November 4, 1981
Last known active: Mar 5, 1982
End of operations: Mar 5, 1982

Size

Mass: 675 kg
Dry mass: 675 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,645 kg
Length: 2.0 m
Diameter: 1.00 m
Span: 2.0 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00630
Final central body: Venus
Phase start: March 2, 1982
Phase outcome: Released · March 3, 1982

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Nov 4, 1981	Earth	Nov 8, 1981	Escaped to another body, attached	HCO
Mar 3, 1982	Venus	Mar 5, 1982	Landed	Venus

Landings and impacts

World	Type	Result	Touchdown	Site	Coordinates
Venus	Lander (parachute)	Landed and operated	Mar 5, 1982	—	-13.25, 310.15

Launched together

Venera 14Deep space · IKI

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q113136616 (CC0).