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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- Aliases
- Venera-104V-1 No. 6611975-054A
- Name
- 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.
- Destination
- Venus orbit at approximately 1,400 × 114,000 km (29°30′ inclination) and a soft landing near 16°N, 291°E; returned surface photographs and data
- 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.
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- Start Date
- 1975-06-14
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 12:17:20 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 21, 2026 at 16:40:23 UTC
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- Venera 10 Venera-10 4V-1 No. 661 1975-054A
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