Venera 9/10 4V-1 Venus orbiter-and-lander spacecraft family
The Venera 9/10 family was the Soviet 4V-1 Venus spacecraft design flown in 1975. Each spacecraft combined a Venus orbiter with a separate instrumented lander; Venera 9 returned the first surface image from another planet and Venera 10 returned additional surface photographs.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Venera 9Venera 104V-1
- Family Name
- Venera 9/10
- Full Name
- Venera 9/10 4V-1 Venus orbiter-and-lander spacecraft family
- Roles
- orbiterinterplanetary_probelander
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- The Venera 9/10 family was the Soviet 4V-1 Venus spacecraft design flown in 1975. Each spacecraft combined a Venus orbiter with a separate instrumented lander; Venera 9 returned the first surface image from another planet and Venera 10 returned additional surface photographs.
- First Flight Year
- 1,975
- Last Flight Year
- 1,975
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/venus/exploration/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 7, 2026 at 20:40:05 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 7, 2026 at 20:40:05 UTC