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Soviet Space ProgramProton-K/D-1200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Vega-2
Launched
December 21, 1984
Summary
Vega-2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton-K/D-1 from 200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 21, 1984. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,856th launch, 97th this year and humanity's 2,903rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Proton-K/D-1 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Venus flyby (Venus flyby). 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton-K/D-1 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Robotic Exploration · Venus flyby (Venus flyby)
- Milestone
- 11th Proton-K/D-1 flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,856th launch97th this yearhumanity's 2,903rd orbital launch attempt128th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 2 components
- Vega-2 · NORAD 15449 · left Earth orbit December 21, 1984
- SA Vega-2 · NORAD 15856 · left Earth orbit December 21, 1984
- AZ Vega-2 · NORAD 15857 · left Earth orbit December 21, 1984
Blok D-1 No. 12L · left Earth orbit December 21, 1984
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Venus & Halley comet flyby mission
Pad
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
34th launch from 200/40, 6th this year · 727th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
64 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
107 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Vega-2 launch?
Vega-2 launched on December 21, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Vega-2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Vega-2?
Proton-K/D-1, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton-K/D-1 spec sheet
Where did Vega-2 launch from?
200/40, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was Vega-2 going to?
Venus flyby (Venus flyby), a robotic exploration mission.
How many satellites did Vega-2 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).