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Venera-9a

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 482 1972-023A Payload re-entered 1981-05-05
SL-6 R/B(1) 1972-023B Rocket body re-entered 1972-04-01
SL-6 PLAT 1972-023C Debris re-entered 1972-04-02
SL-6 R/B(2) 1972-023D Rocket body re-entered 1983-02-20
COSMOS 482 DESCENT CRAFT 1972-023E Payload re-entered 2025-05-10

COSPAR ID 1972-023. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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