1961

1. 1961-02-04 launch

   Tyazholiy Sputnik — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Tyazholiy Sputnik

   • Space transportation

   Tyazhely Sputnik, also known by its development name as Venera 1VA No. 1, and in the West as Sputnik 7, was a Soviet spacecraft, which was intended to be the first spacecraft to explore Venus.