1972 · Soviet Space Program

Venera-9a

failureMolniya-M | Venera-9a

Venus lander

Overview

Date / time: March 31, 1972 at 04:02 AM UTC
Outcome: failure
Launch site: 31/6
Mission: Venera-9a
Mission type: Robotic Exploration
Orbit achieved: Venus Orbit

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Payloads deployed · 2

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