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1972-0233

VENERA 8

VENERA 8 (NORAD 5912) impacted Venus on 22 July 1972, 3 months after launch.

Official date
NORAD number
5912
International designator
1972-021A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
27 Mar 1972Baikonur Cosmodrome
Flight ended (UTC)
22 Jul 1972Recorded time 08:37 UTC
Time in orbit
3 months117 days
How it ended
Impacted Venus
Final destination
Venus
Mass
689 kg
Operator
IKI / Babakin
Built by
Lavochkin
Bus
MV
Programme
4V-1A

Life in orbit

3 months

Also ended on 22 Jul 1972

1 entry
1972-0232THORAD AGENA D DEB

From the same launch

1972-021
1972-0094SL-6 R/B
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