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Venus

This beautiful object is the second planet of our neighborhood. Named after the goddess of love and beauty, Venus is one of the brightest objects in our night sky. Though she is considered a sister planet to Earth, Venus has no satellites (moons) and is alone in her orbit around our star.

  • Radius: 3024.5 km
  • Gravity Parameter: 81217 Gm
  • Atmosphere: Yes
  • Sidreal Day: 121d, 12h, 13m, 19s
    • Synchronous Orbit: 606,762.02 km
    • Semi-Synchronous Orbit (Half): 381,116.94 km
    • 1/4-Synchronous Orbit: 238,969.44 km
  • Altitude Low / High Space: 300,000 km
  • Altitude of Atmosphere: 110,000 km
  • Altitude of Flying: 22,000 km

Orbit Information

  • Semi-major Axis: 54,104,774 km
  • Apoapsis: 54,473,246 km
  • Periapsis: 53,736,303 km
  • Eccentricity: 0.0.0068
  • Inclination: 24.46

Distance from Earth

  • Minimum: 19,071 Mm
  • Maximum: 130,424 Mm
  • RemoteTech Antenna: KR-7
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