Soviet Space Program Proton-K/D-1 Vega-2

Name: Soviet Space Program Proton-K/D-1 Vega-2
Start: 1984-12-21T09:13:52.000Z
Location: 200/40

Proton-K/D-1

Status

Success

Date

21 DEC 1984

09:13

Launch Provider

Soviet Space Program

Launch Pad

200/40

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission Overview

Venus & Halley comet flyby mission

Rocket

Proton-K/D-1

Mission Type

Robotic Exploration

Orbit

Venus flyby

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

The Proton-K was a Russian, previously Soviet, carrier rocket derived from the earlier Proton. It was built by Khrunichev, and launched from sites 81 and 200 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Height

57 m

Diameter

4.15 m

Launch Mass

707 T

Thrust

8,847 kN