Descripción : Tracking by Canberra station. The descent module arrived at Venus on 15 June 1985, two days after being released from the Vega 2 flyby probe. The module, a 1500 kg, 240 cm diameter sphere, contained a surface lander and a balloon explorer. The flyby probe performed a gravitational assist maneuver using Venus, and continued its mission to intercept the comet.

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VEGA 2 (PROBE) 5 VK #2 · VENUS FLYBY · PROTON-K BLOK-D1