Venera 10
Venera 10 was the second Soviet 4V Venus orbiter-and-lander mission. Its orbiter relayed data while the descent module measured the atmosphere and photographed a comparatively smooth basaltic landing area.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Venera-104V-1 No. 6611975-054A
- Name
- Venera 10
- Slug
- venera-10
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Venera 10 was the second Soviet 4V Venus orbiter-and-lander mission. Its orbiter relayed data while the descent module measured the atmosphere and photographed a comparatively smooth basaltic landing area.
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successfully entered Venus orbit and landed on October 25, 1975; the surface station operated for 65 minutes and returned a partial panorama and compositional measurements.
- Program
- Venera
- Start Date
- 1975-06-14
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 12:17:20 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 12:17:20 UTC
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