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1978 · United States Air Force

Pioneer Venus Orbiter

successAtlas SLV-3D Centaur | Pioneer Venus Orbiter

Venus orbiter carrying 17 expriments

Overview

Date / time: May 20, 1978 at 01:13 PM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Launch Complex 36A
Mission: Pioneer Venus Orbiter
Mission type: Robotic Exploration
Orbit achieved: Venus Orbit

Atlas SLV-3D Centaur →

Launch provider

United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1

PIONEER VENUS ORBITER