Venera 9

Venera 9 (Russian: Венера-9, literally means "Venus 9") (manufacturer's designation: 4V-1 No. 660) was a USSR unmanned space mission to Venus. It consisted of an orbiter and a lander. It was launched on June 8, 1975 02:38:00 UTC and weighed 4,936 kg (10,884 lb). The orbiter was the first spacecraft to orbit Venus, while the lander was the first to return images from the surface of another planet.