Pioneer Venus Multiprobe Bus spacecraft
The Pioneer Venus Multiprobe Bus was the Hughes-built interplanetary carrier and upper-atmosphere probe for Pioneer Venus 2. It transported one Large Probe and three Small Probes to Venus, released them onto separate entry trajectories, then entered the atmosphere itself and transmitted composition measurements until it burned up.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Pioneer Venus BusPioneer Venus 2 BusPioneer 13 BusProbe Transporter Bus
- Family Name
- Pioneer Venus Multiprobe Bus
- Full Name
- Pioneer Venus Multiprobe Bus spacecraft
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeatmospheric_probe
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- The Pioneer Venus Multiprobe Bus was the Hughes-built interplanetary carrier and upper-atmosphere probe for Pioneer Venus 2. It transported one Large Probe and three Small Probes to Venus, released them onto separate entry trajectories, then entered the atmosphere itself and transmitted composition measurements until it burned up.
- Dimensions
- Diameter M
- 2.5
- First Flight Year
- 1,978
- Last Flight Year
- 1,978
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Spacecraft Specs
- Reusability
- expendable
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 23:51:36 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 23:51:36 UTC
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