Venera 12Rocket launchby RussiaLaunch time14 Sep 197802:25 UTCsuccessOrbit: HeliocentricSerial number: 296-02MissionRocketPayloadsRocket ProtonK/D-1 8K82K/11S824Mlaunched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Pad 81/24KazakhstanPayloadsNamePurposeMassCommentVenera 12 (Venera 4V-1 #361)Venus probe--