Venera 2

USSR

International Sat. n°:

USSR satellite n°:

Launch data:

Designation	01730 / 65091A
Launch date	12 Nov 1965 - 05:03 UT
Launch site	B, LC31
Launch vehicle	Molniya 8K78M
Mission	Venus flyby
Satellite type	3MV-4 #4
Heliocentric orbit (Solar orbit):
Perihelion x Aphelion	0.716 x 1.197 AU
Eccentricity	0.252
Inclination	4.29
Period (around the Sun)	341 days

Venus flyby, contact lost en route.

Specifications:

Prime contractor	Lavochkin
Platform
Mass at launch	963 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Dimension	2.7 long? - 1.1 dia?
Basic shape	Cylinder
Solar array
Lifetime	Indefinite

Mission:

Venera 2 was launched towards the planet Venus and carried a TV system and scientific instruments.
On February 27, 1966 (02:52), the spacecraft passed Venus at a distance of 23810 km and entered a heliocentric orbit. The spacecraft system had ceased to operate before the planet was reached and returned no data.

Ref.: #1, #7, #8, #11(1998), #28(1966), #81, #206 - update: 21.07.05