Venera 2 Venus flyby spacecraft
Venera 2 was a Soviet Venus flyby spacecraft launched in 1965; it passed Venus on 27 February 1966, but communications failed before the encounter and no science data were returned.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Venera 2Venera-2V-65
- Family Name
- Venera 2
- Full Name
- Venera 2 Venus flyby spacecraft
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeflyby
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Venera 2 was a Soviet Venus flyby spacecraft launched in 1965; it passed Venus on 27 February 1966, but communications failed before the encounter and no science data were returned.
- First Flight Year
- 1,965
- Last Flight Year
- 1,966
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/venus/exploration/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 14:23:40 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 14:23:40 UTC