Venera 14
Venera 14 was the companion to Venera 13, pairing a Venus lander with a flyby carrier. Its instruments measured the atmosphere and surface, photographed the landing area, and examined a drilled soil sample.
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Identity
- Aliases
- 4V-1M No. 761
- Name
- Venera 14
- Slug
- venera-14
- Status
- completed
Details
- Astronauts
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- Description
- Venera 14 was the companion to Venera 13, pairing a Venus lander with a flyby carrier. Its instruments measured the atmosphere and surface, photographed the landing area, and examined a drilled soil sample.
- End Date
- 1982-03-03
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- The lander reached the surface safely on March 3, 1982 and transmitted for about 57 minutes, returning color imagery and a successful chemical analysis of Venusian soil.
- Program
- Venera
- Start Date
- 1981-11-04
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/venus/exploration/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 12:43:57 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 12:43:57 UTC
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