Venera 10 4V-1 Venus orbiter-lander spacecraft family
Soviet Venera 10 spacecraft family combined a Venus orbiter and lander; its lander touched down in October 1975, returned a surface image for 65 minutes, and used the orbiter as a communications relay for atmospheric science.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Venera 10Venera-104V-1 No. 661Venera 10 spacecraftVenera 10 orbiterVenera 10 lander
- Family Name
- Venera 10
- Full Name
- Venera 10 4V-1 Venus orbiter-lander spacecraft family
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeorbiterlanderresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Soviet Venera 10 spacecraft family combined a Venus orbiter and lander; its lander touched down in October 1975, returned a surface image for 65 minutes, and used the orbiter as a communications relay for atmospheric science.
- First Flight Year
- 1,975
- Last Flight Year
- 1,975
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 09:20:21 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 09:20:21 UTC