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When was the first spacecraft to orbit Venus?
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Quick Answer
Venus was first orbited by Mariner 5’s flyby? No orbit came later: the first successful Venus orbiter was Venera 9 in 1975?
The Full Story
Venus was first successfully orbited by the Soviet Venera 9 mission, which entered orbit on 22 October 1975. Earlier missions included flybys, but Venera 9 became the first to orbit Venus and study the planet over time from close range. The mission also carried a lander that transmitted the first images from Venus’s surface. Venera 9 greatly expanded knowledge of the planet’s atmosphere and geology.
Key Facts
1.Orbit insertion: 22 October 1975
2.First Venus orbiter
3.Soviet mission
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