Tags: Artificialsatellite, Satellite.
Venera 2 (Russian: Венера-2 meaning Venus 2) also known as 3MV-4 No.4 was a Soviet spacecraft intended to explore Venus. A 3MV-4 spacecraft launched as part of the Venera programme it failed to return data after flying past Venus.Venera 2 was launched by a Molniya carrier rocket flying from Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.