Venera 16
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Venera 16 was a Soviet spacecraft launched in 1983 that, together with Venera 15, conducted detailed radar mapping of Venus’s northern hemisphere.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Venera 16 canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Venus orbiter
ⓘ
spacecraft ⓘ |
| apoapsisAltitude | about 65000 km above Venus ⓘ |
| arrivalAtVenus | 1983-10-14 ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Venera 15 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dataType |
radar imagery
ⓘ
surface roughness data ⓘ topographic data ⓘ |
| enteredOrbitAround | Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epochOfMission | Cold War era ⓘ |
| instrument |
infrared radiometer
ⓘ
radio altimeter ⓘ radio science experiment ⓘ synthetic aperture radar ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1983-06-07 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Baikonur Cosmodrome
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 200 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Proton-K rocket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | NPO Lavochkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mappedLatitudeRange | from about 30 degrees north to the north pole ⓘ |
| mappedRegion | Venus northern hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionStatus | completed ⓘ |
| missionType |
planetary science mission
ⓘ
radar mapping mission ⓘ |
| operator | Soviet space program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | about 24 hours ⓘ |
| orbitInclination | about 90 degrees ⓘ |
| orbitType | polar orbit ⓘ |
| partOf | Soviet Venus exploration program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periapsisAltitude | about 1000 km above Venus ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| precededBy | Venera 15 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
mapping of Venus’s northern hemisphere
ⓘ
radar mapping of Venus ⓘ |
| program | Venera program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType | chemical propulsion ⓘ |
| relatedMission | Venera 15 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | Soviet Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | Venera 15-type bus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftMass | about 4000 kg ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | orbiter ⓘ |
| target | Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
study of Venusian impact craters
ⓘ
study of Venusian surface morphology ⓘ study of Venusian tectonics ⓘ |
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