Vega 1 5VP Venus lander-balloon and Halley-flyby spacecraft family
Soviet Vega 1 spacecraft family combined a Venus descent module and atmospheric balloon with a Halley comet flyby probe; it deployed the Venus package in June 1985 and encountered comet 1P/Halley on 6 March 1986.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Vega 1Vega-15VPVega 1 spacecraftVega 1 Venus landerVega 1 balloon probeVega 1 Halley flyby
- Family Name
- Vega 1
- Full Name
- Vega 1 5VP Venus lander-balloon and Halley-flyby spacecraft family
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeflybylanderresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Soviet Vega 1 spacecraft family combined a Venus descent module and atmospheric balloon with a Halley comet flyby probe; it deployed the Venus package in June 1985 and encountered comet 1P/Halley on 6 March 1986.
- First Flight Year
- 1,984
- Last Flight Year
- 1,986
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 09:27:31 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 09:27:31 UTC