Venera 8
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Venera 8 was a probe in the Soviet Venera program for the exploration of Venus and was the second robotic space probe to conduct a successful landing on the surface of Venus.
Venera 8 was a Venus atmospheric probe and lander. Wikipedia
Dates: Mar 27, 1972 – Jul 22, 1972
Last contact: 22 July 1972 at 09:32 UT (landing) + 50 min., 11 sec. when transmission ended
Launch mass: 1,184 kilograms (2,610 lb)
Mission duration: Travel: 117 days; Lander: 50 minutes
Reference system: Geocentric
SATCAT no.: 5912
Spacecraft: 4V-1 No.670