Venera 11/12 Venus flyby-lander spacecraft family
The Venera 11/12 family comprised twin Soviet Venus spacecraft launched in 1978; each released a soft lander while the carrier flew past Venus, returning atmospheric, surface, and lightning observations.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Venera 11Venera 12Venera-11/12
- Family Name
- Venera 11/12
- Full Name
- Venera 11/12 Venus flyby-lander spacecraft family
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeflybylander
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- The Venera 11/12 family comprised twin Soviet Venus spacecraft launched in 1978; each released a soft lander while the carrier flew past Venus, returning atmospheric, surface, and lightning observations.
- First Flight Year
- 1,978
- Last Flight Year
- 1,980
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- Creation Time
- August 6, 2026 at 16:39:56 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 6, 2026 at 16:39:56 UTC