- Venera 3
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Name = Venera 3
Caption = Venera-3
Organization =USSR
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Mission_Type = Lander
Satellite_Of =Venus
Orbital_Insertion_Date = Landed onMarch 1 ,1966
Launch =November 16 ,1965 at 04:19 UTC
Launch_Vehicle = Tyazheliy Sputnik (65-092B)
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Mission_Duration =November 16 ,1965 toMarch 1 ,1966
NSSDC_ID = 1965-092A
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Mass = 960 kg
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Orbits =Venera 3 (Russian:Венера-3) was a
Venera program space probe that was built and launched by theSoviet Union to explore the surface of Venus. It was launched onNovember 16 ,1965 at 04:19 UTC fromBaikonur ,Kazakhstan .The mission of this spacecraft was to land on the Venusian surface. The entry body contained a radio communication system, scientific instruments, electrical power sources, and medallions bearing the State Coat of Arms of the U.S.S.R.
The probe crash-landed on Venus on
March 1 ,1966 becoming the firstspacecraft to land on anotherplanet 's surface. It impacted on the night side of Venus, near the terminator, probably around -20º to 20º N, 60º to 80º E. However, its communications systems failed before it could return any information about the planet.ee also
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Timeline of planetary exploration
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