Venera 14
1982 Soviet space probe which successfully landed on Venus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Venera 14 (called Venus 14 in English) was a probe in the Soviet Venera program for the exploration of Venus.
Quick Facts Mission type, Operator ...
Mission type | Venus flyby / lander |
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Operator | Soviet Academy of Sciences |
COSPAR ID | 1981-110A 1981-110D |
SATCAT no. | 12939 15600 |
Mission duration | Travel: 4 months and 1 day Lander: 57 minutes |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | 4V-1 No. 761 |
Manufacturer | NPO Lavochkin |
Launch mass | 4,394.5 kg (9,688 lb)[1] |
Landing mass | 760 kilograms (1,680 lb) |
Dry mass | 1,632.71 kilograms (3,599.5 lb) |
Dimensions | 2.7 m × 2.3 m × 5.7 m (8.9 ft × 7.5 ft × 18.7 ft) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | November 4, 1981 (1981-11-04), 05:31:00 UTC[1] |
Rocket | Proton-K/D-1 |
Launch site | Baikonur 200/39 |
End of mission | |
Last contact | lander: 5 March 1982 / carrier: 9 April 1983[2] |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Heliocentric |
Eccentricity | 0.17 |
Perihelion altitude | 0.71 Astronomical units |
Aphelion altitude | 0.99 Astronomical units |
Inclination | 2.3 degrees |
Period | 286 days |
Flyby of Venus | |
Spacecraft component | Venera 14 flight platform |
Closest approach | March 3, 1982 |
Distance | 26,050 km (16,190 mi) |
Venus lander | |
Spacecraft component | Venera 14 descent craft |
Landing date | March 5, 1982, 07:00:10 UTC |
Landing site | 13.25°S 310°E / -13.25; 310 (Venera 14) (east of Phoebe Regio) |
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Venera 14 was identical to the Venera 13 spacecraft, built to take advantage of the 1981 Venus launch opportunity. Venera 14 was launched on 4 November 1981 at 05:31:00 UTC, five days after Venera 13 launched on 30 October 1981 at 06:04:00 UTC. Both had an on-orbit dry mass of 760 kg (1,680 lb).