United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3D CentaurLaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Pioneer Venus Multiprobe
Launched
August 8, 1978
Image: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Summary
Pioneer Venus Multiprobe launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3D Centaur from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 8, 1978. It was United States Air Force's 727th launch, 23rd this year and humanity's 2,125th orbital launch attempt. It was the 19th Atlas SLV-3D Centaur flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Venus flyby (Venus flyby). 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, 5 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas SLV-3D Centaur · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Robotic Exploration · Venus flyby (Venus flyby)
- Milestone
- 19th Atlas SLV-3D Centaur flight · 6th this yearUnited States Air Force's 727th launch23rd this yearhumanity's 2,125th orbital launch attempt80th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
7 catalogued: 5 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 1 component
- Pioneer Venus Multiprobe · NORAD 11001 · left Earth orbit August 8, 1978
- Sounder Probe · NORAD 12103 · left Earth orbit August 8, 1978
- North Probe · NORAD 12104 · left Earth orbit August 8, 1978
- Day Probe · NORAD 12105 · left Earth orbit August 8, 1978
- Night Probe · NORAD 12106 · left Earth orbit August 8, 1978
Centaur AC-51 · left Earth orbit August 8, 1978
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Bus carrying one large and three small atmospheric probes which landed on Venus
Pad
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
24th launch from Launch Complex 36A, 3rd this year · 350th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
79 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Pioneer Venus Multiprobe launch?
Pioneer Venus Multiprobe launched on August 8, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Pioneer Venus Multiprobe?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Pioneer Venus Multiprobe?
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3D Centaur spec sheet
Where did Pioneer Venus Multiprobe launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Pioneer Venus Multiprobe going to?
Venus flyby (Venus flyby), a robotic exploration mission.
How many satellites did Pioneer Venus Multiprobe launch?
5 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).