United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3D CentaurLaunch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Pioneer Venus Orbiter
Launched
May 20, 1978
Image: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Summary
Pioneer Venus Orbiter launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3D Centaur from Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 20, 1978. It was United States Air Force's 719th launch, 15th this year and humanity's 2,097th orbital launch attempt. It was the 17th Atlas SLV-3D Centaur flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Venus Orbit (Venus). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas SLV-3D Centaur · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Robotic Exploration · Venus Orbit (Venus)
- Milestone
- 17th Atlas SLV-3D Centaur flight · 4th this yearUnited States Air Force's 719th launch15th this yearhumanity's 2,097th orbital launch attempt52nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Pioneer Venus Orbiter · NORAD 10911 · left Earth orbit May 20, 1978
Centaur AC-50 · left Earth orbit May 20, 1978
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Venus orbiter carrying 17 expriments
Pad
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
23rd launch from Launch Complex 36A, 2nd this year · 345th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
71 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
99 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Pioneer Venus Orbiter launch?
Pioneer Venus Orbiter launched on May 20, 1978. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Pioneer Venus Orbiter?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Pioneer Venus Orbiter?
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3D Centaur spec sheet
Where did Pioneer Venus Orbiter launch from?
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Pioneer Venus Orbiter going to?
Venus Orbit (Venus), a robotic exploration mission.
How many satellites did Pioneer Venus Orbiter launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).