Venera 8 (4V-1 No. 670), a Soviet Venus atmospheric-entry lander. Molniya-M (8K78M) from Baikonur Site 31 lofted the probe on 27 March 1972; it soft-landed on Venus on 22 July 1972 and transmitted surface data for about 50 minutes, confirming high pressure and temperature on the day side.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Venus
- Payload to orbit
- 1.5 T (est.)
- Flight
- 31st
- of 272 Molniya-M 2BL flights
- Date and time
- 27 March 1972, 04:15 UTC
- Rocket
- Molniya-M 2BL
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Robotic Exploration
- International designator
- 1972-021
- Launches in 1972
- 22nd of 113
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