Venera 6 Venus descent probe spacecraft
Venera 6 was a Soviet Venus descent-probe spacecraft launched in 1969; its descent capsule transmitted measurements of Venus’s atmosphere during descent as part of a paired mission with Venera 5.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Venera 6Venera-6V-69
- Family Name
- Venera 6
- Full Name
- Venera 6 Venus descent probe spacecraft
- Roles
- interplanetary_probelanderresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Venera 6 was a Soviet Venus descent-probe spacecraft launched in 1969; its descent capsule transmitted measurements of Venus’s atmosphere during descent as part of a paired mission with Venera 5.
- First Flight Year
- 1,969
- Last Flight Year
- 1,969
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/venus/exploration/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 14:18:10 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 14:18:10 UTC