Pioneer Venus 2
Pioneer Venus 2 carried a large atmospheric probe and three small probes on a common bus. The five components sampled widely separated regions of Venus's atmosphere during their coordinated arrival.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Pioneer Venus MultiprobePioneer 131978-078A
- Name
- Pioneer Venus 2
- Slug
- pioneer-venus-2
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Pioneer Venus 2 carried a large atmospheric probe and three small probes on a common bus. The five components sampled widely separated regions of Venus's atmosphere during their coordinated arrival.
- End Date
- 1978-12-09
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successfully delivered all four probes into the Venusian atmosphere on December 9, 1978; two small probes survived impact briefly and one transmitted from the surface for more than an hour.
- Program
- Pioneer Venus
- Start Date
- 1978-08-08
- Vehicle Families
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 12:32:49 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 12:32:49 UTC
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