Vega 1

7°30′N177°42′E / 7.5°N 177.7°E / 7.5; 177.7 (Vega 1) (north of Aphrodite Terra)

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External links

• Spaceflight portal

• Vega 1 Measuring Mission Profile by NASA's Solar System Exploration
• Vega mission images from the Space Research Institute (IKI)
• Raw data from Vega 1 and Vega 2 on board instruments
• Soviet Exploration of Venus
• Vega 1 Mission Comet Halley Data Archive at the NASA Planetary Data System, Small Bodies Node

Vega 1

A replica of the Vega spacecraft displayed at the Udvar-Hazy Center, Virginia, USA
Names	Venera-Halley 1
Mission type	Venus/Halley exploration
Operator	Soviet space program
COSPAR ID	1984-125A 1984-125E 1984-125F
SATCAT no.	15432 15858 15859
Mission duration	Balloon: 2 days Flyby: 2 years, 46 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	5VK No. 901
Spacecraft type	5VK
Manufacturer	NPO Lavochkin
Launch mass	4,840 kilograms (10,670 lb) [1]
Start of mission
Launch date	15 December 1984 (1984-12-15), 09:16:24 UTC [1]
Rocket	Proton-K/D
Launch site	Baikonur 200/39
Contractor	Khrunichev
End of mission
Last contact	30 January 1987 [1]
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Heliocentric
Eccentricity	0.1700
Perihelion altitude	0.70 AU
Aphelion altitude	0.98 AU
Inclination	2.3°
Period	281 days
Flyby of Venus
Closest approach	11 June 1985
Distance	~39,000 kilometres (24,000 mi)

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