Venera 16
1983 uncrewed Soviet spacecraft to Venus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Venera 16 (Russian: Венера-16 meaning Venus 16) was a spacecraft sent to Venus by the Soviet Union. This uncrewed orbiter was to map the surface of Venus using high resolution imaging systems. The spacecraft was identical to Venera 15 and based on modifications to the earlier Venera space probes. The latest data from the spacecraft were received on June 13, 1985, when it responded to the signal sent from Earth for Vega 1.
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Quick Facts Mission type, Operator ...
Mission type | Venus orbiter |
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Operator | Soviet Academy of Sciences |
COSPAR ID | 1983-054A |
SATCAT no. | 14107 |
Mission duration | Overall: 1 year, 1 month At Venus: 9 months |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | 4V-2 |
Manufacturer | NPO Lavochkin |
Launch mass | 5,300 kilograms (11,700 lb)[1] |
Dry mass | 4,000 kilograms (8,800 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | June 7, 1983, 02:32 (1983-06-07UTC02:32) UTC[1] |
Rocket | Proton-K/D-1 |
Launch site | Baikonur 200/40 |
End of mission | |
Last contact | June 13, 1985 (1985-06-14)[2] |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Cytherocentric |
Semi-major axis | 45,632.0 kilometres (28,354.4 mi) |
Pericytherion altitude | 7,081 kilometres (4,400 mi) |
Apocytherion altitude | 72,079 kilometres (44,788 mi) |
Inclination | 92.5 degrees |
Period | 24 hours |
Venus orbiter | |
Orbital insertion | October 11, 1983[citation needed] |
Orbits | 243 |
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