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Entry no.
1985-0157

VEGA 2 DESCENT CRAFT

VEGA 2 DESCENT CRAFT (NORAD 15856) landed on Venus on 15 June 1985, 5 months after launch.

Official date
NORAD number
15856
International designator
1984-128E
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
USSR
Launched
21 Dec 1984Baikonur Cosmodrome
Flight ended (UTC)
15 Jun 1985Recorded time 03:00 UTC
Time in orbit
5 months176 days
How it ended
Landed on Venus
Final destination
Venus
Mass
750 kg
Operator
IKI / Babakin
Built by
Lavochkin
Bus
Venera SA
Programme
4V-1 SA

Life in orbit

5 months

Also ended on 15 Jun 1985

3 entries
1985-0158VEGA 2 BALLOON1985-0155COSMOS 1260 DEB1985-0156SL-4 DEB

From the same launch

1984-128
1984-0570SL-12 R/B(1)1985-0158VEGA 2 BALLOONIn orbit5VK No. 902
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