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Viking 2

Titan IIIE

Lockheed Martin

Launch Status
Success

Mission


Viking 2

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

The Viking 2 mission was part of the American Viking program to Mars, and consisted of an orbiter and a lander essentially identical to that of the Viking 1 mission. The Viking 2 lander operated on the surface for 1316 days, or 1281 sols, and was turned off on April 11, 1980 when its batteries failed. The orbiter worked until July 25, 1978, returning almost 16,000 images in 706 orbits around Mars.

Location


Space Launch Complex 41

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Space Launch Complex 41 has witnessed the launch of 113 rockets, including 113 orbital launch attempts, while Cape Canaveral, FL, USA, has been the site for 967 rocket launches.

Space Launch Complex 41

Rocket


Lockheed Martin Titan IIIE

Titan IIIE

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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