Venera 15
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Venera 15 was a Soviet spacecraft launched in 1983 that orbited Venus to conduct detailed radar mapping of the planet’s northern hemisphere.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Venus orbiter
ⓘ
spacecraft ⓘ |
| communicationBand | radio ⓘ |
| cosparId | 1983-053A ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dataType |
altimetric data
ⓘ
radar images ⓘ |
| dataUser | planetary scientists ⓘ |
| discovererOrManufacturer | Soviet space industry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imagedSurfaceFeature |
Venusian impact craters
ⓘ
Venusian plains ⓘ Venusian volcanoes ⓘ |
| launchCountry | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1983-06-02 ⓘ |
| launchMass | approximately 4000 kilograms ⓘ |
| launchSite | Baikonur Cosmodrome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Proton-K rocket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mappedLatitudeRange | from about 30°N to the north pole ⓘ |
| mappedRegion | northern hemisphere of Venus ⓘ |
| missionEnd | mid-1980s ⓘ |
| missionOutcome | successful ⓘ |
| missionPartner | Venera 16 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionStart | 1983 ⓘ |
| missionType |
planetary orbiter
ⓘ
radar mapping mission ⓘ |
| notableFor | first detailed radar mapping of Venus northern hemisphere ⓘ |
| nssdcId | 1983-053A ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | mission completed ⓘ |
| operator | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitingBody | Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitType | polar orbit ⓘ |
| periapsisTarget | northern high latitudes of Venus ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
radar mapping of Venus
ⓘ
study of Venusian atmosphere and surface ⓘ |
| program | Venera program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType | chemical propulsion ⓘ |
| radarFrequencyBand | X-band ⓘ |
| radarInstrument | synthetic aperture radar ⓘ |
| relatedMission | Venera 16 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
planetary science
ⓘ
radar astronomy ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | Soviet Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | Venera orbiter bus ⓘ |
| spacecraftConfiguration | three-axis stabilized ⓘ |
| target | Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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