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Soviet Space ProgramProton / UR-500 K/D81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Venera-9
Launched
June 8, 1975
Summary
Venera-9 launched on a Soviet Space Program Proton / UR-500 K/D from 81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on June 8, 1975. It was Soviet Space Program's 925th launch, 39th this year and humanity's 1,705th orbital launch attempt. It was the 38th Proton / UR-500 K/D flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Venus Orbit (Venus). Venera-9, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 186 × 444 km orbit inclined 51.4°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Proton / UR-500 K/D · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Robotic Exploration · Venus Orbit (Venus)
- Milestone
- 38th Proton / UR-500 K/D flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 925th launch39th this yearhumanity's 1,705th orbital launch attempt54th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Venera-9 · NORAD 7915 · 1975-050 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- VENERA 9 BUS
- Object ID
- 1975-050A
- Epoch
- 1975-06-08 03:54:49 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.87889587 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0192757
- Inclination
- 51.3658°
- Ascending node
- 304.1933°
- Arg. of perigee
- 357.5504°
- Mean anomaly
- 2.4492°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Venus. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 2 components
- Venera-9 · NORAD 7915 · left Earth orbit June 8, 1975
- SA Veneri-9 · NORAD 8411 · left Earth orbit June 8, 1975
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Venus orbiter and lander
Pad
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
21st launch from 81/24 (81P), 1st this year · 428th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
93 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
163 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Venera-9 launch?
Venera-9 launched on June 8, 1975. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Venera-9?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Venera-9?
Proton / UR-500 K/D, flown by Soviet Space Program. Proton / UR-500 K/D spec sheet
Where did Venera-9 launch from?
81/24 (81P), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Venera-9 reach?
Venera-9, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 186 × 444 km orbit inclined 51.4°.
How many satellites did Venera-9 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).