Soviet Space Program Proton-K/D-1 Venera-13

Name: Soviet Space Program Proton-K/D-1 Venera-13
Start: 1981-10-30T06:04:22.000Z
Location: 200/40

Proton-K/D-1

Status

Success

Date

30 OCT 1981

06:04

Launch Provider

Soviet Space Program

Launch Pad

200/40

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