Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Venera-5a
Launched
June 17, 1967
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Venera-5a launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 17, 1967. The mission failed. It was Soviet Space Program's 249th launch, 34th this year and humanity's 717th orbital launch attempt. It was the 10th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Venus Orbit (Venus). 6 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
- 10th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 3rd this yearSoviet Space Program's 249th launch34th this yearhumanity's 717th orbital launch attempt69th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-167 · NORAD 2852 · re-entered June 25, 1967
Molniya-M No. 70 Blok-I · re-entered June 18, 1967
Blok-VL No. Ya716-71 · re-entered June 26, 1967
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Venus lander
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
94th launch from 1/5, 10th this year · 182nd from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
4 days 23 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Venera-5a launch?
Venera-5a launched on June 17, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Venera-5a?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Venera-5a?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Venera-5a launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was Venera-5a going to?
Venus Orbit (Venus), a robotic exploration mission.
How many satellites did Venera-5a launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).