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Venera 11

1970–1985: Solar-System Firsts and Scientific Reach

Venera 11

Returned Venus atmospheric science during descent.

Era 2 of 6 · full record in the catalog

Launch
year known only: 1978
Lead / partner
Soviet Union
Target
Venus
Category
Planetary probe
Status
Partial success
Vehicle
unknown
Mass
unknown
Orbit / trajectory
unknown

Why it happened

Venera 11 flew during 1970–1985: Solar-System Firsts and Scientific Reach, as part of Soviet Union's work toward venus. A sourced write-up of the context around this mission is still on the editorial queue; nothing here is invented to fill the gap.

The mission

The full narrative of this mission is pending research and writing. What is recorded so far: Returned Venus atmospheric science during descent.

Results

Returned Venus atmospheric science during descent.

Related missions

Venera 11 Venera 9 — same_target Venera 9 Venera 13 — same_target Venera 13 Venera 15 & 16 — same_target Venera 15 & 16 Venera 7 — same_target Venera 7

Sources & image credits

  • Р. Стрельников, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · license: public-domain (source, checked 2026-08-24)
  • Mission record: AntarikshPedia canonical dataset (data-sources/missions_timeline.md)
  • Specifications reference: NASA NSSDCA Master Catalog