This description outlines the various planetary stations of Venus, the second planet from the Sun. It will provide information on the various points in Venus' orbit that have been identified and studied by astronomers over the years. It will cover the various characteristics of each station, including their orbital period, the distance
There have been 47 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.