Vega 2 5VK Venus lander-balloon and Halley-flyby spacecraft family
Soviet Vega 2 spacecraft family combined a Venus descent module and atmospheric balloon with a Halley comet flyby probe; it deployed the Venus package in June 1985, encountered comet 1P/Halley on 9 March 1986, and returned dust measurements into 1987.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Vega 2Vega-25VKVega 2 spacecraftVega 2 Venus landerVega 2 balloon probeVega 2 Halley flyby
- Family Name
- Vega 2
- Full Name
- Vega 2 5VK Venus lander-balloon and Halley-flyby spacecraft family
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeflybylanderresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Soviet Vega 2 spacecraft family combined a Venus descent module and atmospheric balloon with a Halley comet flyby probe; it deployed the Venus package in June 1985, encountered comet 1P/Halley on 9 March 1986, and returned dust measurements into 1987.
- First Flight Year
- 1,984
- Last Flight Year
- 1,987
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 09:28:30 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 09:28:30 UTC