Soviet Space Program
Venera-12
Proton-K/D-1
SUCCESS
Success
Thursday, September 14, 1978 · 02:25 UTC
Mission
/01Venus orbiter and lander
Mission Type
Robotic Exploration
Orbit
Venus Orbit (Venus)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Proton-K/D-1
Variant: D-1
Launch Pad
81/24 (81P)
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
46.071° N, 62.985° E
31
Pad Launches
530
Location Launches
1243
Agency Launches
89
Orbital This Year