Pioneer Venus 2 - NASA Satellite

Pioneer Venus 2, the sistership to Pioneer Venus 1, consisted of the main spacecraft, a large probe, and three identical small probes—all designed to collect data as they descended toward the surface of Venus. Amazingly two probes survived the hard impact

Pioneer Venus 2 Mission Information

Mission Details

NamePioneer Venus 2
Launch DateAugust 08, 1978
Mission TypeUnmanned
TypeSatellite
Launch VehicleAtlas Centaur
Launch SiteCape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 36A, Florida
CollaborationAmes Research Center (ARC)

Satellite Details

ApplicationTo study the Venus Orbit
Scientific InstrumentNeutral Mass Spectrometer, Ion Mass Spectrometer, Solar Flux Radiometer, Gas Chromatograph, Infrared Radiometer, Cloud Particle Size Spectrometer, Nephelometer
Mass1993 Pounds (904 Kg)

Space Organization Details

CountryUnited States
ContinentNorth America
OrganizationNASA

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