Venera 9 was the physical Soviet 4V-1 No. 660 Venus orbiter-and-lander spacecraft launched on 8 June 1975. Its orbiter entered Venus orbit and its lander returned the first image from the surface of another planet on 22 October 1975.
Venera 9 was the physical Soviet 4V-1 No. 660 Venus orbiter-and-lander spacecraft launched on 8 June 1975. Its orbiter entered Venus orbit and its lander returned the first image from the surface of another planet on 22 October 1975.