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1978 · United States Air Force

Pioneer Venus Multiprobe

successAtlas SLV-3D Centaur | Pioneer Venus Multiprobe

Bus carrying one large and three small atmospheric probes which landed on Venus

Overview

Date / time
August 8, 1978 at 07:33 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Launch Complex 36A
Mission
Pioneer Venus Multiprobe
Mission type
Robotic Exploration
Orbit achieved
Venus flyby
Launch vehicle
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 5

PIONEER VENUS PROBE 1
Venus
PIONEER VENUS PROBE 2
Venus
PIONEER VENUS PROBE 3
Venus
PIONEER VENUS PROBE 4
Venus
PIONEER VENUS PROBE BUS
Venus