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Soviet Space ProgramMolniya 8K7831/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Venera-4a
Launched
November 23, 1965
Summary
Venera-4a launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya 8K78 from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on November 23, 1965. The mission failed. It was Soviet Space Program's 152nd launch, 44th this year and humanity's 498th orbital launch attempt. It was the 32nd Molniya 8K78 flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for Venus flyby (Venus flyby). 8 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
- 32nd Molniya 8K78 flight · 10th this yearSoviet Space Program's 152nd launch44th this yearhumanity's 498th orbital launch attempt105th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
8 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 6 debris; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-96 · NORAD 1742 · re-entered December 9, 1965
Molniya 8K78(M) (N32) Blok-I · re-entered December 4, 1965
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Venus flyby probe
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
31st launch from 31/6, 19th this year · 121st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
6 days 23 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Venera-4a launch?
Venera-4a launched on November 23, 1965. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Venera-4a?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Venera-4a?
Molniya 8K78, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya 8K78 spec sheet
Where did Venera-4a launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was Venera-4a going to?
Venus flyby (Venus flyby), a robotic exploration mission.
How many satellites did Venera-4a launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).