Viking 2Titan IIIE Lockheed Martin Launch Status Success Tue ยท Sep 9th, 1975 2:39 PM EDT Mission Viking 2 Type: Planetary Science 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 209 launches have been at this location. Rocket Titan III Length: 48.8 meters Diameter: 3.05 meters First Launched: 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 Administration: 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