launched fromRussia

Vega 2

Success

DEC 21198409:13:51 UTC

Visited Venus and Halley's Comet.

Visited Venus and Halley's Comet.

LIFTOFF

DEC 21 1984

09:13:51 UTC

Success

launched fromPad 200/40Baikonur

aboardProton K/D-1 8K82K/11S824M325-02intoHeliocentric

Payload

Vega 2 (Venera-5VK #902)

Planetary probe