Venera 12

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Venera 12 was a Soviet space probe launched in 1978 as part of the Venera program to study Venus’s atmosphere and surface.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf space probe
arrivalAtVenusDate 1978-12-21
atmosphericEntryDate 1978-12-21
carriedInstrument anemometer
barometer
charged particle detector
gamma-ray spectrometer
gas chromatograph
magnetometer
mass spectrometer
nephelometer
radio science experiment
solar wind detector
thermometer
ultraviolet photometer
communicationBand radio
COSPAR_ID 1978-094A
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
designedFor study of Venus atmosphere
study of Venus cloud layers
study of Venus surface conditions
landingBody Venus NERFINISHED
landingDate 1978-12-21
landingType hard landing
launchDate 1978-09-14
launchSite Baikonur Cosmodrome NERFINISHED
Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 81 NERFINISHED
launchVehicle Proton-K rocket NERFINISHED
manufacturer Lavochkin Association NERFINISHED
missionOutcome partially successful
missionTarget Venus NERFINISHED
missionType atmospheric probe
flyby spacecraft
lander
operator Soviet space program NERFINISHED
partOf Venera program NERFINISHED
programSequence follows Venera 11
precedes Venera 13
SATCAT_number 11020
spaceAgency Soviet Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED
spacecraftBus Venera bus NERFINISHED
studied Venus atmospheric composition
Venus atmospheric pressure
Venus atmospheric temperature profile
Venus cloud structure

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