Viking 1Titan IIIE Lockheed Martin Launch Status Success Wed ยท Aug 20th, 1975 5:22 PM EDT Watch Online Mission Viking 1 Type: Planetary Science Viking 1 was the first of two spacecraft (along with Viking 2) sent to Mars as part of NASA's Viking program. On July 20, 1976, it became the first spacecraft to land successfully on Mars and perform its mission. Viking 1 held the record for the longest Mars surface mission of 2307 days or 2245 sols until that record was broken by Opportunity on May 19, 2010. Location Space Launch Complex 41 Cape Canaveral, FL, USA 214 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA. Rocket Titan III Length: 48.8 meters Diameter: 3.05 meters First Launch: February 11, 1974 The Titan III rocket has been launched a total of 7 times with 6 successful and 1 failed launches. Agency Lockheed Martin Type: Commercial Abbreviation: LMT Founded: 1953 Launchers: Titan | Agena Spacecraft: Hubble | JUNO | InSight Country: USA Lockheed Martin’s Space Division started in the production of missiles and later ICBM’s in the 1950s. Their TITAN missile system was used for 12 Gemini spacecraft and the Voyager probes. They have worked largely in collaboration with NASA on many of their probes, landers, and spacecraft, and hope to play a key role in NASA’s return to the moon in 2024. View Rocket Launch Schedule