Vega 1 was an unmanned Soviet space probe launched in December 1984 from Moscow. Its mission was to study Venus' atmosphere and Halley's Comet, making it the last Soviet mission to Venus. It was a cooperative effort between the Soviet Union and multiple other countries. Vega 1 successfully landed a balloon on Venus and gathered data on its atmosphere before ending its mission in April 1985. It had a twin probe, Vega 2, and both gathered data during flybys of Halley's Comet in 1986.

1. VEGA 1

2. ●Vega 1 was launched December 15 1984
● It was launched from Moscow, Russia
Vega 1 was a cooperative effort by the Soviet Union,
Australia, Bulgaria, Hungary, East Germany, Poland,
Czechoslovakia, France, and West Germany.
History

3. Vega 1’s mission was to land on Venus’s atmospheric
entry and landing, Halley's comet flyby.
● It was the last Soviet Union mission to Venus
● Status: Success
Mission

4. Vega 1 is unmanned
This means that nobody is controlling it, it is basically a
robot
Manned or Unmanned

5. ● Vega 1 is made up of metal
● solar panels
● camera
● satellite
● and other materials
● balloon
Structure

6. ● Vega 1 has a twin called Vega 2
● Vega 1’s lander did not carry a camera because mission
trackers required a night side landing
● Nation: USSR (Russia)
● Vega one is a Soviet Union space probe
Interesting Facts

7. ● The end of the Venus mission is April 11, 1985
● The end of the comet mission is March 8, 1986
● Spacecraft Mass: 4,920 kg
More Interesting Facts

8. ● Vega 1 is a Soviet space probe part of the Vega program
● the spacecraft was a development of the earlier Vanera
craft
● Launch Vehicle: proton
● Vega 1 used a balloon to fly and land to Venus
Important Facts

9. ● mission type: Venus lander
● cospar ID: 1984 – 12SE
● Vega 1 lander/balloon capsule entered the atmosphere on
June 11, 1985
More Important Facts

10. www.NASA.gov
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Citing Resources

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