Pioneer Venus Orbiter

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

13:13:00

Saturday May 20, 1978

Watch Replay

Official Livestream

Mission Details

Pioneer Venus Orbiter

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The Pioneer Venus Orbiter, also known as Pioneer Venus 1 or Pioneer 12, was a mission to Venus conducted by the United States as part of the Pioneer Venus project.

Heliocentric Orbit

1 Payload

582 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR

Active 1975 to 1983


Stages

2

Launch Site

SLC-36A

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

46 days 2 hours

Stats

Atlas-Centaur


46th

Mission

4th

Mission of 1978

1978


52nd

Orbital launch attempt