Soviet Space Program Proton-K/D-1 Venera-12

Name: Soviet Space Program Proton-K/D-1 Venera-12
Start: 1978-09-14T02:25:13.000Z
Location: 81/24 (81P)

Proton-K/D-1

Status

Success

Date

14 SEP 1978

02:25

Launch Provider

Soviet Space Program

Launch Pad

81/24 (81P)

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Mission Overview

Venus orbiter and lander

Rocket

Proton-K/D-1

Mission Type

Robotic Exploration

Orbit

Venus Orbit

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