Photo: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA-MSFC) · Public domain (US government)
About this launch
Bus carrying one large and three small atmospheric probes which landed on Venus
More about this launch
Launch window and padCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Rocket and boosterAtlas SLV-3D Centaur
- Vehicle
- Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur: specs, record and next flights → US Air Force: all its launches →
MissionRobotic Exploration · Venus flyby
Robotic Exploration · Venus flyby
What it put in orbit7 catalogued objects
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIONEER VENUS PROBE BUS 1978-078A | Payload | re-entered 1978-12-09 | |
| ATLAS CENTAUR R/B(1) 1978-078B | Rocket body | re-entered 1978-08-08 | |
| ATLAS CENTAUR R/B(2) 1978-078C | Rocket body | orbits the Sun | |
| PIONEER VENUS PROBE 1 1978-078D | Payload | re-entered 1978-12-09 | |
| PIONEER VENUS PROBE 2 1978-078E | Payload | re-entered 1978-12-09 | |
| PIONEER VENUS PROBE 3 1978-078F | Payload | re-entered 1978-12-09 | |
| PIONEER VENUS PROBE 4 1978-078G | Payload | re-entered 1978-12-09 |
COSPAR ID 1978-078. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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