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What satellites went to Venus in what year?

Some of the satellites that have been sent to Venus include Magellan in 1989, Venus Express in 2005, and Akatsuki in 2010. These missions were launched to study Venus' atmosphere, surface, and geology.


Was there any space flights to Neptune?

No, as of now, there have been no manned or unmanned space flights to Neptune. The distance, challenges of sending a mission to such a distant planet, and technological limitations make it currently not feasible to send a spacecraft to Neptune.


What are the names of the 16 probes sent to Venus?

Some of the noteworthy Venus probes include Mariner 2 (1962), Venera 7 (1970), Pioneer Venus (1978), Magellan (1989), Venus Express (2005), and Akatsuki (2010). These probes have provided significant data on the atmosphere, surface, and environment of Venus.


What planet was explored by the Magellan spacecraft?

The Magellan spacecraft was launched to study Venus by NASA on May 4th 1989.


How many NASA mission went to Venus?

All exploration of Venus to date has been by unmanned space probes.Mariner 2 was the first NASA probe to flyby Venus in 1962, followed by Mariner 5 in 1967 and Mariner 10 in 1973 . There were many Soviet missions to the planet in the 1970s and 1980s, some of which landed probes there.Pioneer Venus 1 orbited the planet from 1978 to 1992, mapping the surface, while Pioneer Venus 2, also launched in 1978, sent four probes into the atmosphere.The Magellan mission (1989-1994) mapped and studied the surface from orbit.The MESSENGER mission to Mercury (2004-2012) made two fly-bys of Venus, in 2006 and 2007.