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| Manufacturer | OKB-1 | ||
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| Country of origin | Soviet Union | ||
| Operator | Soviet Space Program | ||
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The 2MV planetary probe (short for 2nd generation Mars-Venus) is a designation for a common design used by early Soviet uncrewed probes to Mars and Venus.[1]
It was an incremental improvement of earlier 1MV probes and was used for the Venera 5 and Venera 6 missions to Venus.[1][2] It was standard practice of the Soviet space program to use standardized components as much as possible.
All probes shared the same general characteristics and differed only in equipment necessary for specific missions.[3] Each probe also incorporated improvements based on experience with earlier missions.
It was superseded by the 3MV family.
- ^ a b "2MV". www.astronautix.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016.
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