Venera 9Rocket launchby RussiaLaunch time8 Jun 197502:38 UTCsuccessOrbit: HeliocentricSerial number: 286-01MissionRocketPayloadsRocket ProtonK/D 8K82K/11S824launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Pad 81/24KazakhstanPayloadsNamePurposeMassCommentVenera 9 (Venera 4V-1 #660)Venus probe--