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Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Venera-6

Launched

January 10, 1969

Launch Successful

Image: Jonathan Space Report

Summary

Venera-6 launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on January 10, 1969. It was Soviet Space Program's 373rd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 921st orbital launch attempt. It was the 18th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 2nd 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
18th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 373rd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 921st orbital launch attempt2nd orbital launch attempt this year

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Catalogued objects

3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component

  • Venera-6 · NORAD 3648 · left Earth orbit January 10, 1969

Molniya-M No. 073 Blok-I · re-entered January 11, 1969

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Venus lander

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Map of 1/5

1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

114th launch from 1/5, 2nd this year · 247th 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

Questions

When did Venera-6 launch?

Venera-6 launched on January 10, 1969. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Venera-6?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Venera-6?

Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet

Where did Venera-6 launch from?

1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.

What orbit was Venera-6 going to?

Venus Orbit (Venus), a robotic exploration mission.

How many satellites did Venera-6 launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).