Venera 4V-1 spacecraft
Venera 4V-1 was the Soviet orbiter-lander design flown as Venera 9 and Venera 10 in 1975. Each spacecraft combined a Venus orbiter and a detachable pressure lander; the orbiters became the first spacecraft to circle Venus, while the landers returned the first photographs from the surface of another planet.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Venera 9/10 spacecraft4V-1 orbiter-lander
- Family Name
- Venera 4V-1
- Full Name
- Venera 4V-1 spacecraft
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeorbiterlander
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Venera 4V-1 was the Soviet orbiter-lander design flown as Venera 9 and Venera 10 in 1975. Each spacecraft combined a Venus orbiter and a detachable pressure lander; the orbiters became the first spacecraft to circle Venus, while the landers returned the first photographs from the surface of another planet.
- First Flight Year
- 1,975
- Last Flight Year
- 1,975
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Spacecraft Specs
- Reusability
- expendable
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:38:11 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:38:11 UTC