Venera 4 1V Venus atmospheric-entry spacecraft family
Soviet Venera 4 spacecraft family became the first successful planetary atmospheric-entry probe and transmitted direct measurements from Venus atmosphere in October 1967, using a carrier bus and instrumented descent capsule.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Venera 4Venera-41V (V-67)Venera 4 spacecraftVenus 4
- Family Name
- Venera 4
- Full Name
- Venera 4 1V Venus atmospheric-entry spacecraft family
- Roles
- interplanetary_probelandertechnology_demonstratorresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Soviet Venera 4 spacecraft family became the first successful planetary atmospheric-entry probe and transmitted direct measurements from Venus atmosphere in October 1967, using a carrier bus and instrumented descent capsule.
- First Flight Year
- 1,967
- Last Flight Year
- 1,967
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 09:18:06 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 09:18:06 UTC