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Venera 3

Soviet space probe

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Mission type: Venus atmospheric probe with flyby spacecraft
Operator: OKB-1
Cospar id: 1965-092A
Mission duration: 105 days
Spacecraft: 3MV-3 No.1
Manufacturer: Lavochkin
Launch mass: 960 kg (2,120 lb)
Landing mass: 377 kg (831 lb)
Dimensions: 4.2 m × 1.1 m (13.8 ft × 3.6 ft)
Launch date: 16 November 1965, 04:19 ( 1965-11-16UTC04:19Z ) UTC
Rocket: Molniya
Launch site: Baikonur 31/6
Reference system: Heliocentric
Perihelion altitude: 0.68 AU
Aphelion altitude: 0.99 AU
Inclination: 4.29°
Period: 277 days
Impact date: 1 March 1966

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Venera 3 (Russian: Венера-3 meaning Venus 3) was a Venera program space probe that was built and launched by the Soviet Union to explore the surface of Venus. It was launched on 16 November 1965 at 04:19 UTC from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, USSR. The probe comprised an entry probe, designed to enter the Venus atmosphere and parachute to the surface, and a carrier/flyby spacecraft, which carried the entry probe to Venus and also served as a communications relay for the entry probe.

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