Venera 16
Venera 16 was Venera 15's companion radar orbiter. Its near-polar observing campaign mapped high northern latitudes of Venus and measured the atmosphere in infrared wavelengths.
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Identity
- Aliases
- 4V-2 No. 861
- Name
- Venera 16
- Status
- completed
Details
- Astronauts
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- Description
- Venera 16 was Venera 15's companion radar orbiter. Its near-polar observing campaign mapped high northern latitudes of Venus and measured the atmosphere in infrared wavelengths.
- Destination
- Near-polar Venus orbit at approximately 1,000 × 65,000 km and 87° inclination; paired with Venera 15 to map the northern terrain from 30°N to the pole using side-looking radar and infrared instruments
- End Date
- 1984-07-10
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- The spacecraft entered Venus orbit on October 14, 1983 and joined Venera 15's successful northern radar and infrared mapping campaign. The pair fulfilled their primary missions by July 10, 1984.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 1983-06-07
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/venus/exploration/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 12:47:43 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 21, 2026 at 16:52:23 UTC
Other
- Affiliations
- Search Name
- Venera 16 4V-2 No. 861
- Space Stations
- -
- Vehicles
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