Launch FailureSoviet Space Program

Molniya-M: Venera-9a

Name: Molniya-M: Venera-9a
Start: 1972-03-31T04:02:33Z
End: 1972-03-31T04:02:33Z
Location: 31/6

Venus lander

Friday, 31 March 1972

Mission Data

🇷🇺Soviet Space ProgramEst. 1931

Launch VehicleMolniya-M 2BL

Vehicle FamilyR-7

Vehicle Record259 of 272 launches (95.2%)

Provider TypeGovernment

Agency Record2288 successes / 168 failures (93%)

Success Streak17 consecutive

Mission TypeRobotic Exploration

Target OrbitVenus Orbit

Launch Pad31/6

Location🇰🇿 Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan KAZ

Orbital Launches This Year#25

Agency Launches This Year#16

Launches From This Pad430

Launches From This Site1,565

Status Note

Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.

31/6 · 45.9960°N 63.5640°E

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.