LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Tue Aug 08 1978
United States Air Force
Pioneer Venus Multiprobe
Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
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Rocket Details
Name:
Atlas SLV-3D CentaurDescription:
The Atlas-Centaur was a US expendable launch vehicle derived from the SM-65 Atlas D missile. Launches were conducted from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Robotic Exploration
- Bus carrying one large and three small atmospheric probes which landed on Venus
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Pad
Launch Complex 36A