Landings on Venus Date Spacecraft Coords Location Province Until Status COSPAR 1966 Mar 1 Venera-3 0 160? Impact 1965-92A 1967 Oct 18 SA Veneri-4 19 38 Eisila Regio Destroyed 27 km 1967-58A 1969 May 16 SA Veneri-5 -3 18 SE Guinevere Planitia Destroyed 24 km 1969-01A 1969 May 17 SA Veneri-6 -5 23 SE Guinevere Planitia Destroyed 10 km 1969-02A 1970 Dec 15 SA Veneri-7 -5 351 Guinevere Planitia/Alpha Regio Survived 23 min 1970-60A 1972 Jul 22 SA Veneri-8 -10 335 Navka Planitia Survived 50 min 1972-21A 1975 Oct 22 SA Veneri-9 31 290 Beta Regio Survived 53 min 1975-50D 1975 Oct 25 SA Veneri-10 16 291 Beta Regio Survived 65 min 1975-54D 1978 Dec 9 PV Sounder Probe 4 304 Navka Planitia Impact 1978-78D 1978 Dec 9 PV North Probe 60 004 Maxwell Montes, Ishtar Terra Impact 1978-78E 1978 Dec 9 PV Day Probe -32 318 Themis Regio/Innini Montes Survived 67 min 1978-78F 1978 Dec 9 PV Night Probe -27 56 Aino Planitia Survived 2 sec 1978-78G 1978 Dec 9 PV 2 Bus -41 284 Themis Regio Destroyed 110 km 1978-78A 1978 Dec 21 SA Veneri-12 -7 294 Phoebe Regio Survived 110 min 1978-86C 1978 Dec 21 SA Veneri-11 -14 299 Phoebe Regio Survived 95 min 1978-84D 1982 Mar 1 SA Veneri-13 -7 303 Phoebe Regio Survived 127 min 1981-106D 1982 Mar 5 SA Veneri-14 -13 310 Phoebe Regio Survived 57 min 1981-110D 1985 Jun 11 SA Vega-1 7 178 Rusalka Planitia Survived 56 min? 1984-125E 1985 Jun 13 AZ Vega-1 ? Operated 46hr 1984-125F 1985 Jun 15 SA Vega-2 -6 181 Atla Regio, Aphrodite Terra Survived 57 min 1984-128E 1985 Jun 17 AZ Vega-2 ? Operated 46 hr 1984-128F