Soviet Space ProgramMolniya-M 2BL31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Venera-9a
Launched
March 31, 1972
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
Venera-9a launched on a Soviet Space Program Molniya-M 2BL from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 31, 1972. The mission failed. It was Soviet Space Program's 648th launch, 16th this year and humanity's 1,331st orbital launch attempt. It was the 32nd Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Venus Orbit (Venus). 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- 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
- 32nd Molniya-M 2BL flight · 2nd this yearSoviet Space Program's 648th launch16th this yearhumanity's 1,331st orbital launch attempt25th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 2 payloads, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-482 · NORAD 5919 · re-entered May 5, 1981
- Kosmos-482 SA · NORAD 6073 · re-entered May 10, 2025
Molniya-M 1421-513 Blok-I · re-entered April 1, 1972
Blok-MVL No. 64? · re-entered February 20, 1983
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Venus lander
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
129th launch from 31/6, 5th this year · 349th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
3 days 23 hours after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Venera-9a launch?
Venera-9a launched on March 31, 1972. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Venera-9a?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Venera-9a?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Soviet Space Program. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did Venera-9a launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit was Venera-9a going to?
Venus Orbit (Venus), a robotic exploration mission.
How many satellites did Venera-9a launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).