Venus Explorers

Flybys, , balloons, , and radar sent to Venus.

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Space Shuttle AtlantisSpace Shuttle orbiterRetiredSpace Shuttle Atlantis was NASA orbiter OV-104.

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Exact NASA prelaunch photograph of the physical Pioneer 5 spacecraft, reused across its two catalog identities.

Pioneer 5Uncrewed heliocentric space-science missionPioneer 5 was built for Pioneer 5, an early Pioneer uncrewed heliocentric space-science mission.

No imageAtlas-CentaurHigh-energy two-stage launch vehicleRetiredAtlas-Centaur carried 3 orbital-observatory missions in this archive expansion.

Solar Orbiter spacecraftClose-Sun imaging and in-situ observatoryActiveSolar Orbiter spacecraft launched at about 3,790 pounds (1,720 kilograms) under European Space Agency with strong NASA participation.

No imageAtlas-Agena BTwo-stage orbital and lunar launch vehicleRetiredAtlas-Agena B combined an Atlas D booster with a restartable Agena B upper stage.

No imageParker Solar Probe spacecraftSolar and heliophysics observatoryActiveParker Solar Probe spacecraft supported the Parker Solar Probe mission with a launch mass of about 1,510 pounds (685 kilograms).

No imageSTS-30 flight stackMission-specific Space Shuttle flight stackExpendedSTS-30 flight stack combined Space Shuttle Atlantis, an external tank, two solid rocket boosters, and three main engines for magellan begins the first shuttle-launched planetary mission.

No imageThor-Able IVThree-stage deep-space launch vehicleRetiredThor-Able IV launched Pioneer 5 directly into heliocentric orbit between Earth and Venus.

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Contextual image from Akatsuki; it documents a canonically related mission, not the exact Akatsuki Venus Climate Orbiter record.

Akatsuki Venus Climate OrbiterVenus atmospheric orbiterLostAkatsuki Venus Climate Orbiter launched at about 1,140 pounds (517 kilograms) and operated under JAXA Institute of Space and Astronautical Science.

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Already-reviewed real photograph from the one canonically related venera-13 mission. It supplies mission context for Venera 13 spacecraft; it is not necessarily the exact hardware subject and does not establish the record's exact hardware article, serial, configuration, markings, deployment, operation, condition, or visibility.

Venera 13 spacecraftRobotic Venus landerMission concludedVenera 13 is a robotic venus lander operated by Soviet space program.

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Contextual image from Venera 4; it documents a canonically related mission, not the exact Venera 4 spacecraft record.

Venera 4 spacecraftRobotic atmospheric probeMission concludedVenera 4 is a robotic atmospheric probe operated by Soviet space program.

No imageDAVINCI carrier spacecraft and descent sphereVenus flyby spacecraft and atmospheric probeIn developmentDAVINCI carrier spacecraft and descent sphere is being developed under NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

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