LAUNCH CENTER

Launch Image
Success
Sat May 20 1978
United States Air Force

Pioneer Venus Orbiter

Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

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(1:13 PM UTC)

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(1:13 PM UTC)

Launch Window End

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(1:13 PM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Atlas SLV-3D Centaur

Description:

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.

Atlas SLV-3D Centaur rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Robotic Exploration
  • Venus orbiter carrying 17 expriments
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Pad

Launch Complex 36A