Pioneer Venus Multiprobe Bus
Pioneer Venus Multiprobe Bus was the physical transporter launched with Pioneer Venus 2 on August 8, 1978. It released the Large Probe on November 16 and the North, Night, and Day probes on November 20, then entered Venus's upper atmosphere on December 9 and transmitted measurements until it burned up near 120 kilometers altitude.
Identity
- Aliases
- Pioneer Venus 2 BusPioneer 13 Bus1978-078A
- Name
- Pioneer Venus Multiprobe Bus
- Status
- destroyed
Details
- Description
- Pioneer Venus Multiprobe Bus was the physical transporter launched with Pioneer Venus 2 on August 8, 1978. It released the Large Probe on November 16 and the North, Night, and Day probes on November 20, then entered Venus's upper atmosphere on December 9 and transmitted measurements until it burned up near 120 kilometers altitude.
- First Flight Date
- 1978-08-08
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 23:52:20 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 23:52:20 UTC
Other
- Last Flight Date
- 1978-12-09
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