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Viking 1 Lander
Mars lander deployed by the Viking 1 spacecraft. Viking 1 Lander was launched on August 20, 1975 aboard a Titan IIIE from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left for deep space attached to another object (Aug 21, 1975).
COSPAR 1975-075CNORAD 9024United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Viking Lander 1
- Common name
- Viking 1 Lander
- International designator
- 1975-075C
- NORAD catalog number
- 9024
- GCAT identifier
- S09024
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.353
Mission
- Mission type
- Deep space
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Viking
- Owner
- NASA LaRC
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Martin Marietta/Denver
- Platform (bus)
- Viking Lander
Launch
- Date
- August 20, 1975 · 21:22 UTC
- Launch record
- 1975-075Success
- Rocket
- Titan IIIE
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC41
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- EEO
- Perigee
- 183 km
- Inclination
- 29.30°
- Status
- Left for deep space attached to another object
- Status date
- August 21, 1975
- Last known active
- Nov 13, 1982
- End of operations
- Nov 13, 1982
Size
- Mass
- 685 kg
- Dry mass
- 590 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 1,191 kg
- Length
- 1.0 m
- Diameter
- 2.80 m
- Span
- 2.8 m
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D00545
- Final central body
- Mars
- Phase start
- June 17, 1976
- Phase outcome
- Released · July 20, 1976
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 1975 | Earth | Aug 24, 1975 | Escaped to another body, attached | HCO |
| Jul 20, 1976 | Mars | Jul 20, 1976 | Landed | Mars |
| Jul 20, 1976 | Mars | Nov 20, 1982 | Stopped transmitting on the surface | — |
| Jul 20, 1976 | Mars | Jan 7, 1981 | Renamed | Mars |
| Jan 7, 1981 | Mars | Jan 7, 1981 | Stopped transmitting on the surface | Mars |
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q4011609 (CC0).