Venera 8 Venus lander and flyby spacecraft
Venera 8 was a Soviet Venus lander and flyby spacecraft launched in 1972; its lander achieved a successful Venus surface landing and transmitted environmental measurements from the surface.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Venera 8Venera-8V-72
- Family Name
- Venera 8
- Full Name
- Venera 8 Venus lander and flyby spacecraft
- Roles
- interplanetary_probelanderresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Venera 8 was a Soviet Venus lander and flyby spacecraft launched in 1972; its lander achieved a successful Venus surface landing and transmitted environmental measurements from the surface.
- First Flight Year
- 1,972
- Last Flight Year
- 1,972
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/venus/exploration/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 14:16:11 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 14:16:11 UTC