Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Venera-4
Launched
June 12, 1967
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Venera-4 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 12, 1967. It was Soviet Space Program's 246th launch, 31st this year and humanity's 712th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Venus Orbit (Venus). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Molniya-M 2BL · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Robotic Exploration · Venus Orbit (Venus)
- Milestone
- 9th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 246th launch31st this yearhumanity's 712th orbital launch attempt64th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components
- Venera-4 · NORAD 2840 · left Earth orbit June 14, 1967
Molniya-M No. 71 Blok-I · re-entered June 12, 1967
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Venus lander
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
93rd launch from 1/5, 9th this year · 181st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
10 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Venera-4 launch?
Venera-4 launched on June 12, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Venera-4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Venera-4?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Venera-4 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was Venera-4 going to?
Venus Orbit (Venus), a robotic exploration mission.
How many satellites did Venera-4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).