Venera V-72 spacecraft
Venera V-72 was the Soviet Venus flyby-lander design flown successfully as Venera 8. A solar-powered cruise bus delivered a reinforced descent vehicle to the planet; after separation, the lander measured the atmosphere and operated from the dayside surface while the bus flew past Venus.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Venera 8 spacecraft3V Venus flyby-lander
- Family Name
- Venera V-72
- Full Name
- Venera V-72 spacecraft
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeflybylander
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Venera V-72 was the Soviet Venus flyby-lander design flown successfully as Venera 8. A solar-powered cruise bus delivered a reinforced descent vehicle to the planet; after separation, the lander measured the atmosphere and operated from the dayside surface while the bus flew past Venus.
- First Flight Year
- 1,972
- Last Flight Year
- 1,972
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Spacecraft Specs
- Launch Mass Kg
- 1,184
- Reusability
- expendable
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 09:20:05 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 09:20:05 UTC