List of missions to Venus
There have been 46 space missions to the planet Venus. Missions to Venus constitute part of the exploration of Venus. The Soviet Union, followed by the United States, have soft landed probes on the surface. Venera 7 was the first lander overall and first for the Soviet Union, touching down on 15 December 1970. Pioneer Venus 2 contained the first spacecraft to land from the United States, the Day Probe. It soft landed on 9 December 1978. The most recent lander was part of the Vega 2 mission, which soft landed on 15 June 1985.
List
As of 2020, the Soviet Union, United States, European Space Agency and Japan have conducted missions to Venus.;Mission Type Legend:
Statistics
Launches by decade
This is a list of 40 missions to Venus. It includes Flybys, Impact probes, orbiters, landers, rovers by decade.Mission milestone by country
;Legend† First to achieve
| Country | Flyby | Orbit | Atmospheric entry | Impact | Lander | Rover | ||
 yes|Venera 1, 1961yes|Venera 9, 1975yes|Venera 3, 1966yes|Venera 3, 1966yes|Venera 7, 1970n/aBy organizationFuture missionsUnder development
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