Venera 3V Spacecraft
The Venera 3V spacecraft family comprised the two Lavochkin-built Venus probes numbered 630 and 631 for the 1970 launch window. Each combined an interplanetary carrier with a pressure-hardened spherical descent capsule; no. 630 flew as Venera 7 and no. 631 as Kosmos 359 after its launch failure.
Identity
- Aliases
- 3V Venus spacecraftVenera 7/Kosmos 359 spacecraft
- Family Name
- Venera 3V
- Full Name
- Venera 3V Spacecraft
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- venera-3v-spacecraft
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- The Venera 3V spacecraft family comprised the two Lavochkin-built Venus probes numbered 630 and 631 for the 1970 launch window. Each combined an interplanetary carrier with a pressure-hardened spherical descent capsule; no. 630 flew as Venera 7 and no. 631 as Kosmos 359 after its launch failure.
- First Flight Year
- 1,970
- Last Flight Year
- 1,970
- Manufacturer Id
- jd75ngh1t0ky8b53dj6kngmggx8aqkvm
- Operator Id
- vh78errgr185ymjehn1gvkqm8d89t0nh
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- Creation Time
- 7/17/2026, 3:48:46 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/17/2026, 3:48:46 AM