United States Air Force
Pioneer Venus Multiprobe
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
SUCCESS
Success
Tuesday, August 8, 1978 · 07:33 UTC
Mission
/01Bus carrying one large and three small atmospheric probes which landed on Venus
Mission Type
Robotic Exploration
Orbit
Venus flyby (Venus flyby)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
Variant: SLV-3D Centaur
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 36A
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.471° N, 80.542° W
24
Pad Launches
350
Location Launches
727
Agency Launches
80
Orbital This Year