Pioneer Venus Orbiter

The Pioneer Venus Orbiter, also known as Pioneer Venus 1 or Pioneer 12, was a mission to Venus conducted by NASA as part of the Pioneer Venus project. Launched in May 1978 atop an Atlas-Centaur rocket, the spacecraft was inserted into an elliptical orbit around Venus on December 4, 1978. It returned data from Venus until October 1992.

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PVO; Pioneer 12; Pioneer Venus 1; Pioneer Venus A
planetary probe, former entity, orbiter, Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1AR, 

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1978-05-20T00:00:00Z

1978-05-20T00:00:00Z

1978 Pioneer Venus Orbiter

1992-10-08T00:00:00Z

1992-10-08T00:00:00Z

loss of signal

1978-12-04T00:00:00Z

1978-12-04T00:00:00Z

orbital activity

1978-05-20T00:00:00Z

1978-05-20T00:00:00Z

rocket launch

1992-10-22T00:00:00Z

1992-10-22T00:00:00Z

atmospheric entry

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Artist's conception of Pioneer Venus Orbiter

Artist's conception of Pioneer Venus Orbiter

Art By Don Davis Pioneer Venus orbiter in orbit around Venus

Pioneer Venus 1 at KSC

Pioneer Venus 1 is presented to the press

Pioneer Venus Orbiter and Multi-Probe - 1978 01566

Pioneer I inspection KSC-78P-0108

Pioneer Venus orbiter (cropped and turned)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Artist's conception of Pioneer Venus Orbiter		Commons
commons	image		Artist's conception of Pioneer Venus Orbiter		Commons
commons	image		Art By Don Davis Pioneer Venus orbiter in orbit around Venus		Commons
commons	image		Pioneer Venus 1 at KSC		Commons
commons	image		Pioneer Venus 1 is presented to the press		Commons
commons	image		Pioneer Venus Orbiter and Multi-Probe - 1978 01566		Commons
commons	image		Pioneer I inspection KSC-78P-0108		Commons
commons	image		Pioneer Venus orbiter (cropped and turned)		Commons