Venera 7

Mission overview

Venera 7 made the first soft landing on another planet and the first transmission from the surface of Venus.

Outcome & discoveries

Returned the first data from the surface of Venus despite crushing heat and pressure.

Mission profile

Knowledge connections

• Operated byRoscosmos
• Part of programVenera program
• Launched fromBaikonur Cosmodrome
• Mission targetVenus
• Associated withVenera 7 Lands on Venus
• Associated withFirst Landing on Another Planet

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• RoscosmosState Space Corporation Roscosmos

  Russian crewed and robotic spaceflight history and programs.