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Venera 2
Venera 2 (Russian: Венера-2) was a probe in the Soviet Venera program for the exploration of Venus.
- Launch Date/Time: 1965 November 12 at 05:02:00 UTC
- On-orbit Dry Mass: 963 kg
Venera 2 was launched from a Tyazheliy Sputnik (65-091B) towards the planet Venus and carried a TV system and scientific instruments. On February 27, 1966, the spacecraft passed Venus at a distance of 24,000 km and entered a heliocentric orbit. The spacecraft system had ceased to operate before the planet was reached and returned no data.
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