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Venera 9 (Russian: Венера-9 meaning Venus 9) manufacturer’s designation: 4V-1 No. 660 was a USSR unmanned space mission to Venus. It consisted of an orbiter and a lander. It was launched on June 8 1975 02:38:00 UTC and had a mass of 4936 kg (10884 lb). The orbiter was the first spacecraft to orbit Venus while the lander was the first to return images from the surface of another planet.
