Pioneer Venus Multiprobe

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References

  1. 1 2 "Pioneer Venus Multiprobe/Pioneer Venus 2/Pioneer 13". NASA's Solar System Exploration website. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Pioneer Venus Project Information". NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  3. 1 2 Pioneer Venus Probes. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, 2005.
  4. ↑ NASA. Pioneer Venus 2 , NASA Science: Solar System Exploration, February 3, 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  5. ↑ Paolo Ulivi et David M. Harland, Robotic Exploration of the Solar System Part 1, The Golden Age 1957–1982, Springer Praxis, 2007 ( ISBN   978-0-387-49326-8)

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Pioneer Venus Multiprobe
Pioneer Venus Multiprobe spacecraft.jpg
Artist's impression of the five components of Pioneer 13 approaching Venus
NamesPioneer Venus 2
Pioneer 13
Mission type Venus atmospheric probes
Operator NASA  / Ames
COSPAR ID 1978-078A
SATCAT no. 11001
Website science.nasa.gov
Mission duration4 months and 1 day
Spacecraft properties
Bus HS-507
Manufacturer Hughes
Launch mass904 kilograms (1,993 lb) [1]
Dry mass290 kilograms (640 lb) (bus)
315 kilograms (694 lb) (large probe)
3 x 90 kilograms (200 lb) (small probes)
Power241 W
Start of mission
Launch dateAugust 8, 1978, 07:33 (1978-08-08UTC07:33Z) UTC [1]
Rocket Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR (AC-51)
Launch site Cape Canaveral LC-36A
End of mission
Last contactDecember 9, 1978, 20:22:55 UTC
(main bus)
December 9, 1978, 20:55:34 (1978-12-09UTC20:55:35Z) UTC
(Day probe)
Orbital parameters
Reference system Heliocentric
Semi-major axis 0.9 astronomical units (130,000,000 km; 84,000,000 mi)
Eccentricity 0.19
Perihelion altitude 0.69 astronomical units (103,000,000 km; 64,000,000 mi)
Aphelion altitude 1.01 astronomical units (151,000,000 km; 94,000,000 mi)
Inclination 2.3 degrees
Period 284.0 days
Venus atmospheric probe
Spacecraft componentLarge Probe
Atmospheric entryDecember 9, 1978, 18:45:32 UTC
Impact date19:39:53 UTC
Impact site 4°24′N304°00′E / 4.4°N 304.0°E / 4.4; 304.0