The Venera program was a series of space probes developed by the Soviet Union between 1961 and 1984 to gather information about the planet Venus. A total of eighteen probes were sent, including two related Vega probes.
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| Subject | Venera program |
| Category | Soviet program that explored Venus with multiple probes |
| Reading time | 1 min · Advanced |
| Key date | 1961 |
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