Venera 1

Summary

Venera 1 is a flyby probe^[1]. It draws 406 Wikipedia views per month (flyby_probe category, ranking #31 of 8).^[2]

Key Facts

• Venera 1 is in the country of Soviet Union^[3].
• Venera 1's instance of is recorded as flyby probe^[4].
• Venera 1's instance of is recorded as artificial satellite of the Sun^[5].
• Venera 1 is operated by S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia^[6].
• Venera 1 was followed by Venera 2^[7].
• Venera 1's manufacturer is recorded as S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia^[8].
• Venera 1 is part of Venera^[9].
• Venera 1's Commons category is recorded as Venera 1^[10].
• Venera 1's space launch vehicle is recorded as Molniya^[11].
• Venera 1's type of orbit is recorded as heliocentric orbit^[12].
• Venera 1's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as February 12, 1961^[13].
• Venera 1's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[14].
• Venera 1's significant event is recorded as planetary flyby^[15].
• Venera 1's significant event is recorded as loss of signal^[16].
• Venera 1's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.173'}^[17].
• Venera 1's start point is recorded as Gagarin's Start^[18].
• Venera 1's native label is recorded as Венера-1^[19].
• Venera 1's orbital inclination is recorded as {'amount': '+0.58'}^[20].
• Venera 1's duration is recorded as {'amount': '+604800'}^[21].
• Venera 1's mass is recorded as {'amount': '+6424'}^[22].
• Venera 1's mass is recorded as {'amount': '+643.5'}^[23].
• Venera 1's orbital period is recorded as {'amount': '+311'}^[24].
• Venera 1's apoapsis is recorded as {'amount': '+0.718'}^[25].
• Venera 1's periapsis is recorded as {'amount': '+1.019'}^[26].

Why It Matters

Venera 1 draws 406 Wikipedia views per month (flyby_probe category, ranking #31 of 8).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]