A Soviet program of robotic missions to Venus flown between 1961 and 1984. Venera 7 became, on 15 December 1970, the first human-made probe to transmit data from the surface of another planet. The program went on to return the first images and sound recordings ever taken from the surface of another world, establishing a run of firsts in planetary atmospheric entry and soft landing that no other nation matched for Venus until decades later.
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Mission TypeRobotic planetary exploration (atmospheric entry and landing) 1 End DateDay precision is approximate. Venera 16, the program's final numbered probe, launched in June 1983; the related Vega 1 and 2 probes flew to Venus and Halley's Comet in December 1984 under a separate mission designation, which is why some sources give the program's outer span as 1984. OutcomeEstablished multiple space-exploration firsts: the first atmospheric entry of another planet, the first successful soft landing on an extraterrestrial body other than the Moon, and the first images and sound recordings from another world's surface. 1 Mission Type
Mission Type (category)Robotic / Uncrewed Mission 1 Connections
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Thus, it became, on 15 December 1970, the first human-made probe to transmit data from the surface of Venus.
Venera program (Wikipedia) - mission type
first human-made probe to transmit data from the surface of Venus
Venera program (Wikipedia) - significance
first successful soft landing on an extraterrestrial body
Venera program, Wikipedia, History section (first probes)
Venera 1 and Venera 2 were intended to fly past Venus without entering orbit. Venera 1 was launched on 12 February 1961.
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was a series of space probes developed by the Soviet Union between 1961 and 1984 to gather information about the planet Venus
Venera program, Wikipedia, lead section (probe count)
A total of eighteen probes were sent, including two related Vega probes.
Venera program, Wikipedia, lead section (name etymology)
The Venera program (Russian: Вене́ра ... ) 'Venus'
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The Venera program (Russian: Вене́ра, pronounced [vʲɪˈnʲɛrə] 'Venus') was a series of space probes developed by the Soviet Union between 1961 and 1984 to gather information about the planet Venus.
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Venera 7 (Russian: Венера-7, lit. 'Venus 7') was a Soviet spacecraft, part of the Venera series of probes to Venus.
Spacecraft Of: Venera 7, Lead paragraph, mission-of
Venera 7 (Russian: Венера-7, lit. 'Venus 7') was a Soviet spacecraft, part of the Venera series of probes to Venus.
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Venera 13 (Russian: Венера-13 'Venus 13') was part of the Soviet Venera program meant to explore Venus.
Spacecraft Of: Venera 13, Lead paragraph, mission-of
Venera 13 (Russian: Венера-13 'Venus 13') was part of the Soviet Venera program meant to explore Venus.
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Venera 4 (Russian: Венера-4, lit. 'Venus-4'), also designated 4V-1 No.310, was a probe in the Soviet Venera program for the exploration of Venus.
Spacecraft Of: Venera 4, Lead paragraph, mission-of
Venera 4 (Russian: Венера-4, lit. 'Venus-4'), also designated 4V-1 No.310, was a probe in the Soviet Venera program for the exploration of Venus.
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Venera 1 (Russian: Венера-1 meaning Venus 1), also known as Venera-1VA No.2 and occasionally in the West as Sputnik 8, was the first spacecraft to perform an interplanetary flight and the first to fly past Venus, as part of the Soviet Union's Venera programme.
Spacecraft Of: Venera 1, Lead paragraph, mission-of
Venera 1 (Russian: Венера-1 meaning Venus 1), also known as Venera-1VA No.2 and occasionally in the West as Sputnik 8, was the first spacecraft to perform an interplanetary flight and the first to fly past Venus, as part of the Soviet Union's Venera programme.
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Spacecraft Of: Venera 9, Lead sentence
Venera 9 (Russian: Венера-9, lit. 'Venus-9'), manufacturer's designation: 4V-1 No.
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Venera 9 (Russian: Венера-9, lit. 'Venus-9'), manufacturer's designation: 4V-1 No.
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Spacecraft Of: Venera 15, Lead sentence
Venera 15 (Russian: Венера-15 meaning Venus 15) was a spacecraft sent to Venus by the Soviet Union.
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Venera 15 (Russian: Венера-15 meaning Venus 15) was a spacecraft sent to Venus by the Soviet Union.
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