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Venera 9 Descent Craft
The Venera 9 descent craft/lander was attached on top of an orbiter at launch.. Venera 9 Descent Craft was launched on June 8, 1975 aboard a Proton-K/D from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: left for deep space attached to another object (Jun 8, 1975).
COSPAR 1975-050DNORAD 8411Soviet Union
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- SA Veneri-9
- Common name
- Venera 9 Descent Craft
- Payload designation
- SA
- International designator
- 1975-050D
- NORAD catalog number
- 8411
- GCAT identifier
- S08411
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
- June 8, 1975 · 02:38 UTC
- Launch record
- 1975-050Success
- Rocket
- Proton-K/D
- Spaceport
- Baikonur · pad LC81/24
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- EEO
- Perigee
- 180 km
- Inclination
- 51.50°
- Status
- Left for deep space attached to another object
- Status date
- June 8, 1975
- Last known active
- Oct 22, 1975
- End of operations
- Oct 22, 1975
Size
- Mass
- 590 kg
- Dry mass
- 590 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 1,560 kg
- Length
- 2.0 m
- Diameter
- 1.00 m
- Span
- 2.0 m
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D00535
- Final central body
- Venus
- Phase start
- October 18, 1975
- Phase outcome
- Released · October 20, 1975
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 1975 | Earth | Jun 13, 1975 | Escaped to another body, attached | HCO |
| Oct 20, 1975 | Venus | Oct 22, 1975 | Landed | Venus |
Landings and impacts
| World | Type | Result | Touchdown | Site | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venus | Lander (parachute) | Landed and operated | Oct 22, 1975 | — | 31.70, 290.83 |
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q113130013 (CC0).