Viking 2Titan IIIELockheed Martin Launch Status Success Tue ยท Sep 9th, 1975 2:39 PM EDT MissionViking 2Type: Planetary ScienceThe 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. LocationSpace Launch Complex 41Cape Canaveral, FL, USA215 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA. RocketTitan IIILength: 48.8 meters Diameter: 3.05 meters First Launch: February 11, 1974The Titan III rocket has been launched a total of 7 times with 6 successful and 1 failed launches. AgencyLockheed MartinType: Commercial Abbreviation: LMTFounded: 1953 Launchers: Titan | Agena Spacecraft: Hubble | JUNO | InSight Country: USALockheed 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