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Soviet Space ProgramMolniya 8K781/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Venera-1VA 2
Launched
February 12, 1961 · 00:34 UTC
Summary
Venera 1 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya 8K78 from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on February 12, 1961 at 00:34 UTC. It was Soviet Space Program's 22nd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 96th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Molniya 8K78 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Venus flyby (Venus flyby).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Molniya 8K78 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Planetary Science · Venus flyby (Venus flyby)
- Milestone
- 4th Molniya 8K78 flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 22nd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 96th orbital launch attempt3rd orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
Venera 1 was the second Soviet 1VA probe and the first spacecraft to be sent toward Venus. Contact was lost about a week after launch, but it passed roughly 100,000 km from Venus in May 1961, becoming the first spacecraft to fly by another planet.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
22nd launch from 1/5, 2nd this year · 22nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Local pad time at liftoff: Feb 12, 5:34 AM GMT+5, at night
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
7 days 23 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Venera 1 launch?
Venera 1 launched on February 12, 1961 at 00:34 UTC.
Where can I watch Venera 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Venera 1?
Molniya 8K78, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya 8K78 spec sheet
Where did Venera 1 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan. Liftoff was Feb 12, 5:34 AM GMT+5 local time at the pad.
What orbit was Venera 1 going to?
Venus flyby (Venus flyby), a planetary science mission.