Venera 2MV-2 No. 1 Venus Flyby Probe
The unnamed Soviet 2MV-2 No. 1 Venus flyby probe launched on 12 September 1962. Its Blok L upper stage fired for only 0.8 seconds before unstable attitude shut it down; the spacecraft reentered Earth atmosphere two days later.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Venera 2MV-2 No. 12MV-2 No. 1
- Family Name
- Venera 2MV-2 No. 1
- Full Name
- Venera 2MV-2 No. 1 Venus Flyby Probe
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeflybytechnology_demonstratorresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- The unnamed Soviet 2MV-2 No. 1 Venus flyby probe launched on 12 September 1962. Its Blok L upper stage fired for only 0.8 seconds before unstable attitude shut it down; the spacecraft reentered Earth atmosphere two days later.
- First Flight Year
- 1,962
- Last Flight Year
- 1,962
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- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 10:11:28 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 10:11:28 UTC