Venera 3 Venus impact probe spacecraft
Venera 3 was a Soviet Venus impact-probe spacecraft launched in 1965; its lander impacted Venus on 1 March 1966, becoming the first spacecraft to reach the surface of another planet.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Venera 3Venera-3V-66
- Family Name
- Venera 3
- Full Name
- Venera 3 Venus impact probe spacecraft
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeimpactorresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Venera 3 was a Soviet Venus impact-probe spacecraft launched in 1965; its lander impacted Venus on 1 March 1966, becoming the first spacecraft to reach the surface of another planet.
- First Flight Year
- 1,965
- Last Flight Year
- 1,966
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 14:21:12 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 14:21:12 UTC