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Spacecraft
Pioneer Venus Probe Bus
August 8, 1978Launch
Ames Research CenterOperator
Hughes Aircraft CompanyManufacturer
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1ARLaunch vehicle
Facts
LaunchAugust 8, 1978
OperatorAmes Research Center
ManufacturerHughes Aircraft Company
Launch vehicleAtlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR
COSPAR ID1978-078A
TypeVenus probe
Mass290 kg
Country of originUnited States
Re-entryDecember 9, 1978
Sources: Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q129551427