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Venera-8a

Failure Soviet Union, Molniya-M 2BL

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Venus lander

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Launch window and padBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Rocket and boosterMolniya-M 2BL
MissionRobotic Exploration · Venus

Robotic Exploration · Venus

What it put in orbit5 catalogued objects
ObjectTypeOrbitGlobe
COSMOS 359 1970-065A Payload re-entered 1970-11-06
SL-6 PLAT 1970-065B Debris re-entered 1970-08-29
SL-6 R/B 1970-065C Rocket body re-entered 1970-09-11
SL-6 DEB 1970-065D Debris re-entered 1971-10-06
SL-6 DEB 1970-065E Debris re-entered 1970-09-09

COSPAR ID 1970-065. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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