Handbook of Space and Solar System Exploration in 1980s /

Venera 13 ( Russian : Benepa-13) was a probe in the Soviet Venera program for the exploration of Venus. Venera 13 and 14 were identical spacecraft built to take advantage of the 1981 Venus launch opportunity and launched 5 days apart, Venera 13 on 1981-10-30 at 06:04:00 UTC and Venera 14 on 1981-11-...

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Main Author: France, Edward, author 648400
Format: software, multimedia
Language:eng
Published: Delhi, India : Library Press : World Technologies, 2012
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Online Access:http://repository.library.utm.my/id/eprint/3674
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Summary:Venera 13 ( Russian : Benepa-13) was a probe in the Soviet Venera program for the exploration of Venus. Venera 13 and 14 were identical spacecraft built to take advantage of the 1981 Venus launch opportunity and launched 5 days apart, Venera 13 on 1981-10-30 at 06:04:00 UTC and Venera 14 on 1981-11-04 at 05: 31:00 UTC, both with an on-orbit dry mass of 760 kg.