Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Venera-5
Launched
January 5, 1969
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Venera-5 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on January 5, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 372nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 920th orbital launch attempt. It was the 17th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Venus Orbit (Venus). 3 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
- 17th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 372nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 920th orbital launch attempt1st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component
- Venera-5 · NORAD 3642 · left Earth orbit January 5, 1969
Molniya-M No. 072 Blok-I · re-entered January 6, 1969
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Venus lander
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
113th launch from 1/5, 1st this year · 246th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
19 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Venera-5 launch?
Venera-5 launched on January 5, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Venera-5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Venera-5?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Venera-5 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was Venera-5 going to?
Venus Orbit (Venus), a robotic exploration mission.
How many satellites did Venera-5 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).