1. VEGA 2

2. HISTORY
• VEGA 1 and VEGA 2 were launched in
December 15 and 21 in 1984
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3. MISSION
• To place advanced lander modules on the
surface of Venus
• To deploy balloons in the Venusian gravity
• To fly the remaining buses past the comet Halley

4. UNMANNED OR MANNED
• VEGA 2 was Unmanned

5. STRUCTURE
• The balloon was made of a Teflon cloth
matrix
• Coated with Teflon film and filled with
helium to 30 mbar over pressure

6. FACTS
• VEGA 1 and VEGA 2 were identical
spacecraft
VEGA 1 and VEGA 2 were identical
• Vega 2 was part of a fleet International
spacecraft
spacecraft sent to meet comet Halley in
Vega 2 was part of a fleet
1986
International spacecraft sent to
meet comet Halley in 1986

7. FACTS
• It’s spacecraft mass was 4,920 kg
• It’s launch date was December
21, 1984
• It’s nation is USSR

8. FACTS
• The spacecraft was three-axis
stabilized
• It had large solar panels
• It had a high-gain antenna dish
• It had a automatic pointing platform

9. FACTS
• It’s launch site was in Tyuratam U.S.S.R
• VEGA 1 and VEGA 2 were identical
spacecraft
• VEGA 2 was part of a fleet of international
spacecraft sent to meet comet Halley in
1986

10. RESOURCES
•Nasa.gov
•Aboutscience.org

11. TEAM
• David Mendez , Rafael Maldonado
, Selestina , Monica