Vega 5VK Venus-Halley spacecraft family
The Vega 5VK family comprised twin Soviet Venus-Halley probes launched in 1984; each released a Venus lander before continuing to a close Comet Halley flyby in 1986.
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Identity
- Aliases
- VegaVega 1Vega 2Venera-Halley5VK
- Family Name
- Vega 5VK
- Full Name
- Vega 5VK Venus-Halley spacecraft family
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeflyby
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- The Vega 5VK family comprised twin Soviet Venus-Halley probes launched in 1984; each released a Venus lander before continuing to a close Comet Halley flyby in 1986.
- First Flight Year
- 1,984
- Last Flight Year
- 1,986
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- Creation Time
- August 6, 2026 at 16:17:53 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 6, 2026 at 16:17:53 UTC