Vega 1

GPTKB entity

Statements (66)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:aired_on gptkb:Comet_Halley
gptkbp:analysis conducted by multiple institutions
gptkbp:can_be gptkb:musician
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:NASA
International scientific community
gptkbp:communication scientific data about Venus and Comet Halley
gptkbp:data_type digital
imagery
atmospheric data
spectral data
surface data
comet data
gptkbp:elevation gptkb:Venus
gptkbp:frequency S-band
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vega 1
gptkbp:image Venus surface
gptkbp:impact influenced future missions to Venus
influenced comet exploration missions
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:musician
gptkb:Photographer
gptkb:video_game
photographic camera
particle analyzer
gptkbp:introduced June 11, 1985
gptkbp:is_a_destination_for gptkb:Venus
gptkbp:launch_date gptkb:1984
1984-12-20
1984-12-15
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Baikonur_Cosmodrome
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Soyuz-U
950 kg
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Monarch
December 20, 1984
December 15, 1984
gptkbp:legacy contributed to understanding of Venus
enhanced knowledge of cometary bodies
gptkbp:mass 950 kg
gptkbp:max_takeoff_weight gptkb:Venus
gptkbp:mission planetary exploration
1986-06-15
gather data on Venus and Halley
gptkbp:mission_duration approximately 18 months
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Hohmann_transfer_orbit
gptkbp:named_after Vega star
gptkbp:notable_achievement first spacecraft to transmit images of Venus's surface
gptkbp:objective study Venus's atmosphere
study surface conditions of Venus
study Comet Halley
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:1985
gptkbp:operational_area 1984 to 1986
gptkbp:operational_status decommissioned
gptkbp:orbital_period approximately 225 days
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Vega_expedition
gptkbp:power_output solar panels
gptkbp:propulsion unmanned spacecraft
gptkbp:provides_information_on atmosphere of Venus
surface of Venus
cometary data from Halley
over 1,000 images of Venus
gptkbp:resolution up to 1 km
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Vega_2
gptkbp:transmission gptkb:1986