MAN MADE OBJECTS ORBITING VENUS

Non-exhaustive list of artificial objects that are currently orbiting the planet Venus. It is not precisely known whether some of them have already decayed or not.

Estimated number of artificial objects: 5
Estimated total mass: 10.5 tons

COSPAR IDname typemissionquantitydry mass (kg)statusdate/epoch (UTC)
1975-050A4V-1 No.660Venus orbiterVENERA 912283EOM, defunctMarch 26, 1976
1975-050APENNANTS?Commemorative itemsVENERA 9?-fixed to the orbiterMarch 26, 1976
1975-054A4V-1 No.661Venus orbiterVENERA 1012314EOM, defunct, Venus atmospheric entry?March 26, 1976
1975-054APENNANTS?Commemorative itemsVENERA 10?-fixed to the orbiterMarch 26, 1976
1983-053A4V-2 No.860Venus orbiterVENERA 1512807EOM, defunctJuly 10, 1984
1983-053APENNANTS?Commemorative itemsVENERA 151?-fixed to the orbiterJuly 10, 1984
1983-054A4V-2 No.861Venus orbiterVENERA 1612780EOM, defunctJuly 10, 1984
1983-054APENNANTS?Commemorative itemsVENERA 161?-fixed to the orbiterJuly 10, 1984
2010-020DAKATSUKI VENUS CLIMATE ORBITER, VCO, PLANET CVenus orbiterAKATSUKI1320LOS, defunctMay 29, 2024