USAF Atlas SLV-3D Centaur Pioneer Venus Orbiter

Name: USAF Atlas SLV-3D Centaur Pioneer Venus Orbiter
Start: 1978-05-20T13:13:00.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 36A

Atlas SLV-3D Centaur

Status

Success

Date

20 MAY 1978

13:13

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 36A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

Venus orbiter carrying 17 expriments

Rocket

Atlas SLV-3D Centaur

Mission Type

Robotic Exploration

Orbit

Venus Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

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.

Height

21 m

Diameter

3.05 m

Launch Mass

120 T