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Soviet Space ProgramMolniya 8K7831/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Venera-2
Launched
November 12, 1965
Summary
Venera-2 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya 8K78 from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 12, 1965. It was Soviet Space Program's 150th launch, 42nd this year and humanity's 495th orbital launch attempt. It was the 30th Molniya 8K78 flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for Venus flyby (Venus flyby). Venera-2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 212 × 323 km orbit inclined 51.9°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Molniya 8K78 · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Robotic Exploration · Venus flyby (Venus flyby)
- Milestone
- 30th Molniya 8K78 flight · 8th this yearSoviet Space Program's 150th launch42nd this yearhumanity's 495th orbital launch attempt102nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Venera-2 · NORAD 1730 · 1965-091 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- VENERA 2
- Object ID
- 1965-091A
- Epoch
- 1965-11-12 07:34:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.05105958 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0082997
- Inclination
- 51.8844°
- Ascending node
- 133.0512°
- Arg. of perigee
- 102.4729°
- Mean anomaly
- 258.4645°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Venus flyby. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component
- Venera-2 · NORAD 1730 · left Earth orbit November 14, 1965
Molniya 8K78(M) (N30) Blok-I · re-entered November 17, 1965
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Venus flyby probe
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
29th launch from 31/6, 17th this year · 119th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
14 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Venera-2 launch?
Venera-2 launched on November 12, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Venera-2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Venera-2?
Molniya 8K78, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya 8K78 spec sheet
Where did Venera-2 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Venera-2 reach?
Venera-2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 212 × 323 km orbit inclined 51.9°.
How many satellites did Venera-2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).