Vega 1, 2 (5VK #1, 2)

Vega 1

Vega 1 Lander

Vega (Venera Gallei) was combined mission to Venus, where the fly-by bus released a lander and to comet 1P/Halley.

Nation:	USSR
Type / Application:	Venus flyby, Comet Halley flyby
Operator:
Contractors:
Equipment:
Configuration:
Propulsion:
Power:	2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries (probe); batteries (lander)
Lifetime:
Mass:
Orbit:

Satellite	COSPAR	Date	LS		Launch Vehicle	Remarks
Vega 1 (5VK #1)	1984-125A	15.12.1984	Ba LC-200/39		Proton-K Blok-D-1
Vega 2 (5VK #2)	1984-128A	21.12.1984	Ba LC-200/40		Proton-K Blok-D-1

Launch Sites:

Ba = Baikonur (Tyuratam, NIIP-5, GIK-5), Tyuratam, USSR

Further Venera missions:

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