Instrument Host Information
IDENTIFIER urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument_host:spacecraft.pvo::2.1
NAME PIONEER VENUS ORBITER
TYPE Spacecraft
DESCRIPTION The Pioneer Venus Orbiter was launched in 1978. It studied Venus. It was part of a mission that also consisted of a bus that carried a large probe and three small probes.
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REFERENCES Nothwang, G.T., Pioneer Venus Spacecraft Design and Operation, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Vol GE-18, No. 1, pp. 5-10, January 1980.