August 8, 1978 7:33 am
Pioneer Venus Multiprobe
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Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Bus carrying one large and three small atmospheric probes which landed on Venus
Launch Overview
Window Open
07:33 UTC
Window Close
07:33 UTC
Lift Off
Aug 8, 1978 · 07:33 UTC
Launch Facility
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 36A
Target Orbit
Venus flyby
Payload Overview
Customer
United States Air Force
Payload
Pioneer Venus Multiprobe
Rocket
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
Destination
Venus flyby
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
Bus carrying one large and three small atmospheric probes which landed on Venus
Height
LEO Payload
Total Launches
Status
United States Air Force
Launch Complex 36A
Launch Overview
Window Open
07:33 UTC
Window Close
07:33 UTC
Lift Off
Aug 8, 1978 · 07:33 UTC
Launch Facility
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 36A
Target Orbit
Venus flyby
Payload Overview
Customer
United States Air Force
Payload
Pioneer Venus Multiprobe
Rocket
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
Destination
Venus flyby
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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