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Viking 1

Titan IIIE

Lockheed Martin

Launch Status
Success

Rocket Launch Video

Launch of Viking 1

Mission

Viking 1

  • Type: Planetary Science
  • Orbit: Heliocentric N/A

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 SFS, FL, USA

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Space Launch Complex 41 has witnessed the launch of 115 rockets, including 115 orbital launch attempts. While Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, has been the site for 1029 rocket launches.

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.

Rocket

Lockheed Martin Titan IIIE

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Agency

Lockheed Martin

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.

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