 Venera 14 postage stamp | |
| Mission type | Venus flyby / lander |
|---|---|
| Operator | Soviet Academy of Sciences |
| COSPAR ID | 1981-110A 1981-110D |
| SATCAT no. | 12939 15600 |
| Mission duration | Travel: 4 months and 1 day Lander: 57 minutes |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | 4V-1 No. 761 |
| Manufacturer | NPO Lavochkin |
| Launch mass | 4,394.5 kg (9,688 lb)[1] |
| Landing mass | 760 kilograms (1,680 lb) |
| Dry mass | 1,632.71 kilograms (3,599.5 lb) |
| Dimensions | 2.7 m × 2.3 m × 5.7 m (8.9 ft × 7.5 ft × 18.7 ft) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | November 4, 1981, 05:31:00 UTC[1] |
| Rocket | Proton-K/D-1 |
| Launch site | Baikonur 200/39 |
| End of mission | |
| Last contact | lander: 5 March 1982 / carrier: 9 April 1983[2] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Heliocentric |
| Eccentricity | 0.17 |
| Perihelion altitude | 0.71 Astronomical units |
| Aphelion altitude | 0.99 Astronomical units |
| Inclination | 2.3 degrees |
| Period | 286 days |
| Flyby of Venus | |
| Spacecraft component | Venera 14 flight platform |
| Closest approach | March 3, 1982 |
| Distance | 26,050 km (16,190 mi) |
| Venus lander | |
| Spacecraft component | Venera 14 descent craft |
| Landing date | March 5, 1982, 07:00:10 UTC |
| Landing site | 13°15′S 310°00′E / 13.25°S 310°E (east of Phoebe Regio) |
Venera 14 (called Venus 14 in English) was a probe in the Soviet Venera program for the exploration of Venus.
Venera 14 was identical to the Venera 13 spacecraft, built to take advantage of the 1981 Venus launch opportunity. Venera 14 was launched on 4 November 1981 at 05:31:00 UTC, five days after Venera 13 launched on 30 October 1981 at 06:04:00 UTC. Both had an on-orbit dry mass of 760 kg (1,680 lb).
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