RocketTitan IIIE
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC41
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA LeRCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- September 9, 1975, 18:39
- Launch designation
- 1975-083
- Mission
- Viking Orbiter 2
- Flight name
- Viking 2
- Vehicle flight ID
- 23E-3/TC-3
- Year
- Launches in 1975
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 150,000 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 3.5 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- DS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viking Orbiter 2 | 1975-083ANORAD 8199 | Jet Propulsion Lab | Deep space | 2,328 kg | Left Earth orbit for deep space · Sep 10, 1975 |
| Viking Lander 2 | 1975-083CNORAD 9408 | NASA Langley Research Center | Deep space | 685 kg | Left for deep space attached to another object · Sep 10, 1975 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.