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1978-0493

PIONEER VENUS PROBE 3

PIONEER VENUS PROBE 3 (NORAD 12105) landed on Venus on 9 December 1978, 4 months after launch.

Official date
NORAD number
12105
International designator
1978-078F
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
8 Aug 1978Cape Canaveral
Flight ended (UTC)
9 Dec 1978Recorded time 19:47 UTC
Time in orbit
4 months123 days
How it ended
Landed on Venus
Final destination
Venus
Mass
90 kg
Operator
ARC
Built by
Hughes
Bus
PV Small Probe
Programme
Pioneer Venus

Life in orbit

4 months

Also ended on 9 Dec 1978

4 entries
1978-0490PIONEER VENUS PROBE BUS1978-0491PIONEER VENUS PROBE 11978-0492PIONEER VENUS PROBE 21978-0494PIONEER VENUS PROBE 4

From the same launch

1978-078
1978-0359ATLAS CENTAUR R/B(1)1978-0490PIONEER VENUS PROBE BUS1978-0491PIONEER VENUS PROBE 11978-0492PIONEER VENUS PROBE 21978-0494PIONEER VENUS PROBE 4
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