A Soviet space odyssey

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Oct 1985

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1985s%26t....70..310b&link_type=abstract

Sky and Telescope (ISSN 0037-6604), vol. 70, Oct. 1985, p. 310-316.

Computer Science

Balloon-Borne Instruments, Landing Modules, Soviet Spacecraft, U.S.S.R. Space Program, Vega Project, Venus Probes, International Cooperation, Spaceborne Experiments, Spacecraft Instruments, Tracking Networks

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A mission history and sensor telemetry evaluation is presented for the two Vega balloon/lander Venus probes that began their descent into the Venus atmosphere on June 10, 1985; attention is also given to the ground station monitoring functions fulfilled by the Soviet Academy of Sciences' Institute for Space Research. The sensor package carried by Vega encompassed a meteorology unit, an aerosol analyzer, gamma-ray, X-ray UV and mass spectrometers, a hygrometer, and a mass chromatograph. Balloon experiments conducted at altitudes of 31-34 miles employed temperature and pressure sensors, a nephelometer, a photometer, and VLBI tracking to determine the location and drift velocity of the balloon. The VLBI device is a joint development of the Soviet Union, the U.S., and France. After deployment, immersed in sulfuric acid clouds, the two Vega balloons drifted in 150 mph winds in an east-to-west direction over Venus' equatorial region. The Vega landers came to rest on soft soil, after a parachute descent.

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