Vega 1
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Vega 1 was a Soviet space probe launched in 1984 that conducted a flyby of Venus and deployed a lander and balloon into its atmosphere before continuing on to study Halley’s Comet.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vega Venus and Halley’s Comet probes | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
interplanetary spacecraft
ⓘ
space probe ⓘ uncrewed spacecraft ⓘ |
| carriedInstrument |
dust detector
ⓘ
imaging system ⓘ infrared spectrometer ⓘ magnetometer ⓘ plasma analyzer ⓘ ultraviolet spectrometer ⓘ |
| communicationBand |
S-band
ⓘ
X-band ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| deployedBalloon | Vega 1 Venus balloon ⓘ |
| deployedLander | Vega 1 Venus lander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flybyOf |
Halley’s Comet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| halleyClosestApproachDate | 1986-03-06 ⓘ |
| halleyClosestApproachDistance | about 8,890 km from comet nucleus ⓘ |
| halleyMissionRole | pathfinder for Giotto mission ⓘ |
| halleyScienceObjectives | study comet nucleus, coma, and tail ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1984-12-15 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Baikonur Cosmodrome
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 200/39 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle |
DM upper stage
ⓘ
Proton-K NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | NPO Lavochkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| massAtLaunch | about 4,920 kg ⓘ |
| missionStatus | mission completed ⓘ |
| missionType |
Venus flyby
ⓘ
comet flyby ⓘ planetary exploration ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | named after Venera and Gallei (Venus and Halley) ⓘ |
| operator | Soviet Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postVenusTrajectory | heliocentric transfer to Halley’s Comet ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| program | Vega program ⓘ |
| programTwin | Vega 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scientificContribution |
first detailed close-up images of Halley’s Comet nucleus
ⓘ
in situ meteorological data from Venus middle atmosphere via balloon ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | Soviet space program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | Venera-type bus ⓘ |
| target |
Halley’s Comet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| venusBalloonAtmosphericLayer | cloud layer of Venus ⓘ |
| venusBalloonFloatAltitude | about 54 km ⓘ |
| venusBalloonMission | measurements of winds, temperature, and pressure in Venus atmosphere ⓘ |
| venusClosestApproachDistance | about 39,000 km ⓘ |
| venusEncounterDate | 1985-06-11 ⓘ |
| venusLanderMission | in situ study of Venus atmosphere and surface ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Vega Venus and Halley’s Comet probes