Venera 11
Venera 11 paired a Venus lander with a flyby bus that relayed the lander's observations. The payload investigated the atmosphere and surface environment while the carrier continued into heliocentric orbit.
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Identity
- Aliases
- 4V-1 No. 3601978-084A
- Name
- Venera 11
- Status
- completed
Details
- Astronauts
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- Description
- Venera 11 paired a Venus lander with a flyby bus that relayed the lander's observations. The payload investigated the atmosphere and surface environment while the carrier continued into heliocentric orbit.
- Destination
- Venus atmospheric entry and lander with a flyby carrier continuing into heliocentric orbit; investigated the atmosphere and surface environment
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- The lander reached the surface safely in December 1978 and returned about 95 minutes of data. Its camera covers did not open, preventing the planned panoramas, but the mission obtained atmospheric measurements.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 1978-09-09
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/venus/exploration/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 12:39:51 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 21, 2026 at 16:42:01 UTC
Other
- Affiliations
- Search Name
- Venera 11 4V-1 No. 360 1978-084A
- Space Stations
- -
- Vehicles
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