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VENERA 13 DESCENT CRAFT
Decayed
Planetary Science
Venus
Venera 13 was part of the Soviet Venera program meant to explore Venus.
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Launch
Launch date
October 30, 1981 at 06:04 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Proton-K/D-1 →
Operator
Soviet Space Program
Mission
Venera-13
Launch record
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Trajectory
Regime
Interplanetary — Venus
Reference body
Venus
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1981-106D
NORAD catalog №
15599
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Russia (CIS / former USSR)
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
February 27, 1982
End of mission
Last active / ended
February 27, 1982
Time in service
120 days
Fate
Mission ended at Venus.
Final status
Decayed